Where does “leão” come from?

leão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leon, from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

leão (Portuguese): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “leão”, step by step

leão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese leon

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

via Latin leō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleō—

Words derived from “leão”

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