Where does “леопардица” come from?

леопардица (Russian) comes from Russian леопа́рд, from Latin Leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

леопардица (Russian): female leopard, leopardess

Definitions

  1. female leopard, leopardess

Ancestry of “леопардица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлеопа́рдleopard
2LatinLeopardusleopard
3Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος →