Where does “lionheartedly” come from?
lionheartedly (English) comes from English lionhearted, from English lion, from French Lion, from Italian Leone, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lionheartedly (English): In a lionhearted manner; courageously; bravely
Definitions
- In a lionhearted manner; courageously; bravely
Ancestry of “lionheartedly”, step by step
lionheartedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lionhearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lionhearted | Brave, courageous |
| 2 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 3 | French | Lion | Leo (constellation) |
| 4 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 5 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 6 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |