Where does “tiikoni” come from?
tiikoni (Finnish) comes from English tigon, 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...
tiikoni (Finnish): tigon
Definitions
- tigon
Ancestry of “tiikoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tigon | A cross between a male tiger and a lioness |
| 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... |