Where does “lleonès” come from?

lleonès (Catalan) comes from Catalan Lleó, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lleonès (Catalan): Leonese; Leonese person; Leonese language

Definitions

  1. Leonese; Leonese person; Leonese language

Ancestry of “lleonès”, step by step

lleonès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan Lleó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanLleóLeo constellation
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “lleonès”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →