Where does “ljón” come from?

ljón (Faroese) comes from Old Norse león, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

ljón (Faroese): lion; the Lion, Leo

Definitions

  1. lion; the Lion, Leo

Ancestry of “ljón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleónlion
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →