Where does “lyon” come from?

lyon (Middle French) comes from Old French lion, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lyon (Middle French): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “lyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlionlion animal
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “lyon”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →