English
pardal
Pardal comes from Ancient Greek πάρδαλις ‘leopard’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάρδαλιςpárdalis‘leopard’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpardalis
- Englishearliest quotation 1590pardal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάρδαλιςpárdalis‘leopard’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpardalis
- Englishearliest quotation 1590pardal
Earliest quotation: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book I, Canto VI: “Wyld beasts in yron yokes he would compell; /…”.
Every English word from Ancient Greek πάρδαλις
Today it means
noun A pard; a panther or leopard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάρδαλις / pardal