Where does “leiță” come from?

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

leiță (Romanian): coin worth 20 para

Definitions

  1. coin worth 20 para

Ancestry of “leiță”, step by step

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