Where does “liso” come from?

liso (Chavacano) comes from Spanish liso, from Vulgar Latin lissius, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

liso (Chavacano): smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth

Ancestry of “liso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlisosmooth; plain; flat
2Vulgar Latinlissius
3Ancient Greekλισσόςsmooth
4Ancient Greekλίςlion
5Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
6Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek λίς