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Where does “lyra” come from?

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

lyra (Czech): lyre

Definitions

  1. lyre

Ancestry of “lyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLyra—
2Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
Every word from Ancient Greek λύρα →