Etymology

leu

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Today it means: The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. Full definition →

Romanian leu ← Latin leō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromleō“lion”
  2. Romanian · borrowed fromleu“lion”
  3. English todayleu

Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of Leo, lev, lion, and Lyon.

Words from the same roots

Latinleō all →

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