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Where does “lois” come from?

lois (Dalmatian) comes from Vulgar Latin liseus, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lois (Dalmatian): smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth

Ancestry of “lois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinliseus—
2Ancient Greekλισσόςsmooth
3Ancient Greekλίς—
4Ancient GreekΛέων—
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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