Where does “Alessi” come from?

Alessi (English) comes from Italian Alessi, from Italian Alessio, from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

Ancestry of “Alessi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAlessi
2ItalianAlessio
3LatinLissusA city of Illyricum, now Lezhë or Alessio
4Ancient GreekΛίσσοςLissus; Lezhë, Albania
5Ancient Greekλισσόςsmooth
6Ancient Greekλίςlion
7Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
8Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek λίς