Where does “gatopardo” come from?

gatopardo (Spanish) comes from Italian gattopardo, from Italian pardo, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος — panther; male panther; pard, male leopard.

gatopardo (Spanish): snow leopard

Definitions

  1. snow leopard

Ancestry of “gatopardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangattopardoserval; ocelot; nursehound
2Italianpardopard, leopard, panther
3Latinparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted...
4Ancient Greekπάρδοςpanther; male panther; pard, male leopard
Every word from Ancient Greek πάρδος