Where does “atlasleijona” come from?
atlasleijona (Finnish) comes from Finnish leijona, from Swedish lejon, from Old Swedish leon, from Old Norse león, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
atlasleijona (Finnish): Nubian lion, Barbary lion, Atlas lion, Panthera leo leo, extinct subspecies of lion
Definitions
- Nubian lion, Barbary lion, Atlas lion, Panthera leo leo, extinct subspecies of lion
Ancestry of “atlasleijona”, step by step
atlasleijona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leijona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leijona | lion, "Panthera leo"; Leo; A nickname of the... |
| 2 | Swedish | lejon | lion; a large cat, "Panthera leo"; lion |
| 3 | Old Swedish | leon | lion |
| 4 | Old Norse | león | lion |
| 5 | Latin | leō | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | lion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |
via Finnish Atlas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Atlas | atlas collection of maps |
| 2 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |