Where does “lisius” come from?

lisius (Latin) comes from Polish Lis, from Polish Listopad, from Old Polish listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “lisius”, step by step

lisius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Lis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLisfox
2PolishListopadNovember
3Old PolishlistopadNovember
4Proto-Slaviclistopadъleaf fall; time of leaf fall
5Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Ancient Greek λισσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλισσόςsmooth
2Ancient Greekλίςlion
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “lisius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →