Where does “leonino” come from?
leonino (Ido) comes from Esperanto leonino, from Esperanto leono, from English lion, from French Lion, from Italian Leone, from Spanish león, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
leonino (Ido): lioness
Definitions
- lioness
Ancestry of “leonino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | leonino | lioness |
| 2 | Esperanto | leono | lion |
| 3 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 4 | French | Lion | Leo (constellation) |
| 5 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 6 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 7 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |