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

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tasmanianmerileijona

Ancestry of “australianmerileijona”, step by step

australianmerileijona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merileijona

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

via Finnish Australia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAustralia—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →