Where does “dưa leo” come from?
dưa leo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lêô, from Italian Leo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
dưa leo (Vietnamese): cucumber
Ancestry of “dưa leo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | Lêô | — |
| 2 | Italian | Leo | a given name |
| 3 | Latin | leō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |