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Where does “león” come from?

león (Spanish) comes from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

león (Spanish): lion; antlion; a brave person

Definitions

  1. lion; antlion; a brave person

Ancestry of “león”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegiō—
2Latinlegō—
3Latinlēx—
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “león”

  • leonera
  • lion
  • leon
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