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Where does “Lyra” come from?

Lyra (Cebuano) comes from English Lyra, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Ancestry of “Lyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLyra—
2LatinLyra—
3Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
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