Where does “León” come from?
León derives from Spanish león, from Latin legionem (legion, a military unit), from Latin lego meaning to gather or select, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning to collect.
León (English): in reference to various places in Spain and Latin America
Definitions
- in reference to various places in Spain and Latin America
Ancestry of “León”, step by step
León traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish león
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 2 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 3 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |