Where does “leu” come from?

leu (French) comes from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

leu (French): leu currency of Romania

Definitions

  1. leu currency of Romania

Ancestry of “leu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleulion; leu
2Latinleō
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Latin leō