Where does “lion” come from?

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

lion (Old French): lion animal

Definitions

  1. lion animal

Ancestry of “lion”, step by step

lion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin leō

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

via Latin leōnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleōnem—

Words derived from “lion”

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