English

lionskin

From lion + skin.

A compound of lion + skin

Ancient Greek λέων

Latin leō

Old French lion ‘lion (animal)’

Middle English lyoun

English lion

Proto-Indo-European *sken- ‘to split off’

Proto-Germanic *skinþą ‘animal hide’

Old Norse skinn ‘animal hide’

Old English scinn ‘a skin’

Middle English skyn ‘a hide’

English skin

Today it means

noun The skin of a lion.

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

Etymograph / lionskin