Etymology of the French word lis
the French word
lisderived from the French word
lilderived from the Latin word
lilium (lily; lily trap)
Date
The earliest known usage of lis in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
liseron,
liset,
fleurDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
lis, Spanish
lisCognates
Catalan
lliri, Dutch
lelie, English
lily, German
Lilie, Icelandic
lilja, Italian
giglio, Latin
lilium, Lithuanian
lelija, Polish
lilia, Russian
лилия, Swedish
lilja
