Tigre
/ˈtiː.ɡər/noun
A large striped carnivorous cat; also used in some languages as a form of the word for tiger.
Did you know?English tiger and French tigre ultimately trace back to an ancient Iranian word linked to the idea of an arrow or dart, likely because the animal was imagined as fast and piercing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*teyg-
“to pierce, to sharpen”
Old Persian
OP
tigra-
“sharp, pointed”
Greek
Gk
tigris
“tiger”
Latin
Lat
tigris
“tiger”
Old French
OF
tigre
“tiger”
Modern English
Eng
tiger
“the large striped cat”