Where does “leon” come from?

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

leon (Old Swedish): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “leon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leon”

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