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

Definitions

cucumber

Ancestry of “dưa leo”, step by step

dưa leo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lêô

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	Lêô	Leo
2	Italian	Leo	a given name
3	Latin	leō	—
4	Ancient Greek	Λέων	lion
5	Ancient Greek	λέων	lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Vietnamese dưa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	dưa	melon; salted vegetables

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →