Where does “Lion” come from?
Lion (French) comes from Italian Leone, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Lion (French): Leo (constellation)
Definitions
- Leo (constellation)
Ancestry of “Lion”, step by step
Lion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Leone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 2 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 3 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |