Where does “leonero” come from?

leonero (Spanish) comes from Spanish león, 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...

leonero (Spanish): lion tamer

Definitions

  1. lion tamer

Ancestry of “leonero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishleónlion; antlion; a brave person
2LatinlegiōA legion
3Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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