Etymograph

English

Leonid

Leonid comes from Latin Leō ‘lion’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELeō‘lion’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1974Leonid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELeō‘lion’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1974Leonid

Earliest quotation: 1974, Guy Davenport: “I wrote my first story about the ghost of…”

Formed from Leō ‘lion’ + -id

Linked words

through Latin Leō ‘lion’

lion, lei, lev, leu, 2 more

Another origin of Leonid

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέων‘lion’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛεωνίδαςLeōnídas
  3. mk,rumodernЛеони́дLeoníduncertain
  4. EnglishtodayLeonid

Today it means

noun Any meteor of a meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo in November.

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

Etymograph / Latin Leō / Leonid

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