Where does “Alessi” come from?

Alessi (Italian) comes from Italian Alessio, from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

Ancestry of “Alessi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAlessio—
2LatinLissusA city of Illyricum, now Lezhë or Alessio
3Ancient GreekΛίσσοςLissus; Lezhë, Albania
4Ancient Greekλισσόςsmooth
5Ancient Greekλίςlion
6Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
7Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “Alessi”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek λίς →