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Where does “λύσσα” come from?

λύσσα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

λύσσα (Ancient Greek): rage, fury; mania, raging madness; rabies

Definitions

  1. rage, fury; mania, raging madness; rabies

Ancestry of “λύσσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “λύσσα”

  • Alyssa
  • Lyssa
  • alyssum
  • lyssa
  • lytta
  • lyssophobia
  • lytta
  • alysson
  • alisso
  • alisso
  • λυσσώ
  • λύσσα
  • λύττα
  • ἄλυσσον
  • λυσσῶ
  • alasam
  • alysson
  • alyssum
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