Where does “lebrel” come from?
lebrel (Spanish) comes from French lévrier, from Old French levrer, from Latin canem leporarium, from Latin lepus — a hare; a poisonous sea fish colored like the...
lebrel (Spanish): hound, sighthound, whippet
Definitions
- hound, sighthound, whippet
Ancestry of “lebrel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lévrier | sighthound; greyhound |
| 2 | Old French | levrer | dog type of dog is uncertain or may vary |
| 3 | Latin | canem leporarium | — |
| 4 | Latin | lepus | a hare; a poisonous sea fish colored like the... |