Where does “unlionlike” come from?
unlionlike (English) comes from English lionlike, 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...
unlionlike (English): Not lionlike
Definitions
- Not lionlike
Ancestry of “unlionlike”, step by step
unlionlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lionlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lionlike | Resembling a lion or some aspect of one |
| 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... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |