English

leopard gecko

From leopard + gecko.

A compound of leopard + gecko

Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος ‘leopon, lipard’

Late Latin leopardus ‘leopon, lipard’

Old French leopard

Middle English leopard

Dutch gekko ‘a gecko, legged lizard of the family…’

English gecko

Today it means

noun A nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko, Eublepharis macularius.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / leopard gecko