Where does “lyrately” come from?

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

lyrately (English): In a lyrate manner

Definitions

  1. In a lyrate manner

Ancestry of “lyrately”, step by step

lyrately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lyrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyrateShaped like a lyre; Having a large terminal lobe...
2New Latinlyrātus—
3LatinLyralyre, lute
4Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Ancient Greek λύρα →