Where does “lionish” come from?
lionish (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...
lionish (English): Typical or similar to lions
Definitions
- Typical or similar to lions
Ancestry of “lionish”, 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... |