Tigré
/tɪˈɡreɪ/noun
Marked with stripes or streaks resembling those of a tiger.
Did you know?The name ultimately traveled through Greek and Latin from an ancient Iranian word associated with sharpness or an arrow’s speed, linking the tiger to the imagery of a swift, piercing force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Iranian, proposed
Proto-Iranian
*tigra-
“Sharp or pointed; possibly describing a swift, darting force”
Ancient Persian
Old Persian
tigra
“Sharp; pointed, and possibly connected with the name of the tiger”
Ancient Greek
Greek
τίγρις (tigris)
“Tiger”
Classical Latin
Latin
tigris
“Tiger; also the name of the Tigris River”
12th–14th Century
Old French
tigre
“Tiger”
Modern English
English
tigré
“Striped or streaked like a tiger”