Where does “leonine” come from?
Leonine comes from Latin leoninus, an adjective formed with the suffix -inus from Ancient Greek λέων, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots *-iHnos and *-no-.
leonine (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; A...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; A...
Ancestry of “leonine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | leonin | — |
| 2 | Latin | leoninus | leonine; of or pertaining to a lion |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “leonine”