Panther

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Middle English: from Old French pantere, from Latin panthera, from Greek panthēr . In Latin, pardus ‘leopard’ also existed; the two terms led to confusion: until the mid 19th century many taxonomists regarded the panther and the leopard as separate species.


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From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthera, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ(pánthēr, “panther”), perhaps related to Sanskrit पुण्डरीक(puṇḍárīka, “tiger”).


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panther (n.)

mid-13c., panter, another name for the leopard, from Old French pantere "panther" (12c.) and directly from Latin panthera, from Greek panther "panther, leopard," probably of Oriental origin. An ancient folk-etymology derivation from Greek pan- "all" + thēr "beast" led to many curious fables. The word was applied to the American cougar or puma by 1730.