Where does “leãozão” come from?

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

Ancestry of “leãozão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseleãolion
2Old Portugueseleonlion
3Latinleōnem
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Latin leōnem