Where does “lejt” come from?

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

lejt (Hungarian): to slope, tilt, incline, slant downwards; to...

Definitions

  1. to slope, tilt, incline, slant downwards; to...

Ancestry of “lejt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlejleu
2Romanianleiplural of leu
3Romanianleulion; leu
4Latinleō
5Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
6Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “lejt

Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Latin leō