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Where does “Leontice” come from?

Leontice (Translingual) comes from Latin leontice, from Ancient Greek λεοντική, from Ancient Greek λεοντῐκός — of a lion.

Ancestry of “Leontice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleonticea plant also called cacalia
2Ancient Greekλεοντικήkind of mercury; sort of dye
3Ancient Greekλεοντῐκόςof a lion
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