- λεόπαρδος
- λεόπαρδοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `leopard' (Gal., Edict. Diocl.),Other forms: also λεοπάρδαλις (s. Wessely Glotta, 6, 29 f.)Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Comp. of λέων and πάρδος (cf. Risch IF 59, 56f., Strömberg Wortstudien 12), the last of which is only known from Ael. NA 1, 31 (v. l. πάρδαλος); instead since Il. πάρδαλις. So prob. from Lat. pardus, leopardus formally influenced; cf. s. πάρδαλις. Incidentally λεο- for λεοντο-, s. Schwyzer 439; see also λεο-δράκων as name of a mythical being (Crete IVa).Page in Frisk: 2,104
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.