Etymograph

English

Leo

Leo comes from Latin leō ‘lion’, and goes back to Ancient Greek λέων.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέων‘lion’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEleō‘lion’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2025Leo

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέων‘lion’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEleō‘lion’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2025Leo

Earliest quotation: 2025, Lauren Kent, Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the : “The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears before the…”

Linked words

through Latin leō ‘lion’

lion, lei, lev, leu, 2 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek λέων / Leo

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