Etymology

Leonid

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Today it means: Any meteor of a meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo in November. Full definition →

mk,ru Леони́д ← Ukrainian Леоні́д ← Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας
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Leonid · noun1

From Latin Leō (“lion; the constellation Leo”, stem Leōn-) + -id.

Leonid · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΛεωνίδας
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЛеоні́д
  3. mk,ru · borrowed fromЛеони́д
  4. English todayLeonid

Borrowed from Macedonian and Russian Леони́д (Leoníd) or Ukrainian Леоні́д (Leoníd), from Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας (Leōnídas). Cognate with the English historical name Leonidas.

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