Where does “leirón” come from?
leirón (Galician) comes from Galician leira, from Latin lira, from Proto-Italic loizā, from Proto-Indo-European lóyseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.
leirón (Galician): dormouse
Definitions
- dormouse
Ancestry of “leirón”, step by step
leirón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician leira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | leira | field; a strip of cultivable land; furrow |
| 2 | Latin | lira | the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | loizā | furrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lóyseh₂ | following, track; furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leys- | to trace, to track |
via Vulgar Latin *glirionem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *glirionem | — |
| 2 | Latin | glis | dormouse; A tenacious kind of earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |