pard · noun1
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπάρδος
- Latin · derived frompardus
- Middle English · inherited fromparde
- English todaypard
From Middle English parde, from Old French, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος (párdos), possibly of Iranian origin and related to other Sanskrit and Ancient Greek terms (see leopard).
pard · noun2
From pardner (“partner”), by shortening.
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishparde all →
pardie
Ancient Greekπάρδος all →
pardalote
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.