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Where does “lirella” come from?

lirella (English) comes from Latin lira, from Proto-Italic loizā, from Proto-Indo-European lóyseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

lirella (English): A linear apothecium furrowed along the middle;...

Definitions

  1. A linear apothecium furrowed along the middle;...

Ancestry of “lirella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlirathe earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge;...
2Proto-Italicloizāfurrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlóyseh₂following, track; furrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “lirella”

  • lirelliform
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