leu
English
/ˈleɪ.uː/
noun
Definitions
- The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
- The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan leu (lion, leu) derived from Latin leō (lion).
Origin
Latin
leō
Gloss
lion
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leo English
- leontomorphic English
- leonatus Latin
- leoninus Latin
- leunculus Latin
- leō Latin
- leone Italian
- Leo Dutch, Flemish
- leu French
- лей Russian
- λέων Ancient Greek
- leo Old English
- ljón Old Norse
- *lьvъ Proto-Slavic
- lion Old French
- leono Esperanto
- león Galician
- lei Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- leoaică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- leu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lewo Old High German
- lēwo Old High German
- léo Old Irish
- léoman Old Irish
- ljón Faroese
- 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- lewo Old Dutch
- leu Slovak
- leon Occitan
- lleón Asturian
- llión Asturian
- liuni Sicilian
- *llew Proto-Brythonic
- llión Leonese