Where does “リカオン” come from?
リカオン (Japanese) comes from New Latin Lycaon, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
リカオン (Japanese): an African wild dog
Ancestry of “リカオン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | Lycaon | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λυκάων | an inhabitant of Lycaonia; a Lycaonian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λυκάνθρωπος | werewolf, lycanthrope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄνθρωπος | — |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |