Where does “lionly” come from?
lionly (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...
lionly (English): Relating to or resembling a lion; Like a lion;...
Definitions
- Relating to or resembling a lion; Like a lion;...
Ancestry of “lionly”, 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... |