Where does “lionhead cichlid” come from?
lionhead cichlid (English) comes from English lion, from French Lion, from Italian Leone, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lionhead cichlid (English): a cichlid rheophile freshwater fish from Africa
Definitions
- a cichlid rheophile freshwater fish from Africa
Ancestry of “lionhead cichlid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 2 | French | Lion | — |
| 3 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 4 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 5 | Latin | legiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | legō | — |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |