Etymology of the French word lion
the French word
lionderived from the Latin word
leo (lion)
Date
The earliest known usage of lion in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
lionceauCognates
Dutch
leeuw, English
lion, German
Löwe, Icelandic
ljón, Italian
leone, Latin
leo, Portuguese
leão, Spanish
león, Spanish
leon, Swedish
lejon
