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Where does “australianmerileijona” come from?

australianmerileijona (Finnish) comes from Finnish merileijona, 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.

australianmerileijona (Finnish): Synonym of tasmanianmerileijona

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  1. Synonym of tasmanianmerileijona

Ancestry of “australianmerileijona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerileijonasea lion
2Finnishleijonalion, "Panthera leo"; Leo; A nickname of the...
3Swedishlejonlion; a large cat, "Panthera leo"; lion
4Old Swedishleon—
5Old Norseleón—
6Latinleō—
7Ancient GreekΛέων—
8Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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