Where does “leopardo” come from?

leopardo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish leopardo, from Latin Leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

leopardo (Tagalog): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “leopardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishleopardoleopard
2LatinLeopardusleopard
3Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος
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