Leo
English
/ˈliːəʊ/, /ˈliːoʊ/
proper noun
Definitions
- borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
- (zodiac constellations): A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the bright star Regulus.
- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
Etymology
Derived from Latin leō (lion) derived from Ancient Greek λέων (lion).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λέων
Gloss
lion
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -n- English
- Leomania English
- Leonian English
- Leonid English
- Leonids English
- Leoville English
- leontomorphic English
- leo Latin
- leonatus Latin
- leoninus Latin
- leunculus Latin
- leō Latin
- leōnem Latin
- leōnis, leō, leo Latin
- Leo Italian
- leone Italian
- Leo Dutch, Flemish
- napoleontisch Dutch, Flemish
- Δημολέων Ancient Greek
- Λεωνίδας Ancient Greek
- Τιμολέων Ancient Greek
- λέων Ancient Greek
- λεοντοπέταλον Ancient Greek
- λεοντοπόδιον Ancient Greek
- μυρμηκολέων Ancient Greek
- χαμαιλέων Ancient Greek
- leo Old English
- ljón Old Norse
- *lьvъ Proto-Slavic
- lion Old French
- leono Esperanto
- león Galician
- lei Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- leu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lewo Old High German
- lēwo Old High German
- Leons Latvian
- léo Old Irish
- léoman Old Irish
- ljón Faroese
- Lêô Vietnamese
- 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- lewo Old Dutch
- leon Occitan
- lleón Asturian
- llión Asturian
- ⲗⲉⲱⲛ Coptic
- liuni Sicilian
- *llew Proto-Brythonic
- λεοντάριον grc-koi
- llión Leonese