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
Ancestry of “leonino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | leonino | lioness |
| 2 | Esperanto | leono | lion |
| 3 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 4 | French | Lion | — |
| 5 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 6 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 7 | Latin | legiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | legō | — |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |