Where does “lión” come from?

lión (Ligurian) comes from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lión (Ligurian): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “lión”, step by step

lión traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin leōnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleōnem—
2Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
3Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Latin Lugdūnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLugdūnum—
2GaulishLugudūnon—
3Proto-CelticLugusthe god {{w|Lugus}}
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leōnem →