Where does “Leonesism” come from?
Leonesism (English) comes from English Leonese, from English León, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Leonesism (English): A word or phrase characteristic of the Leonese language
Definitions
- A word or phrase characteristic of the Leonese language
Ancestry of “Leonesism”, step by step
Leonesism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Leonese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Leonese | From, or pertaining to León; From, or pertaining... |
| 2 | English | León | in reference to various places in Spain and Latin America |
| 3 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 4 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |