Where does “Lyssa” come from?

Lyssa derives from English alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον, a compound of the negative prefix ἀ- and a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos.

Ancestry of “Lyssa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύσσαrage, fury; mania, raging madness; rabies
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “Lyssa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Ancient Greek λύσσα