Where does “lew” come from?

lew (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic llew, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lew (Cornish): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “lew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllewlion
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “lew”

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