Where does “lyre” come from?
Lyre comes from Ancient Greek λύρα, a stringed musical instrument of unknown ultimate origin.
lyre (English): An ancient stringed musical instrument of Greek...
Definitions
- An ancient stringed musical instrument of Greek...
Ancestry of “lyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lire | — |
| 2 | Old French | lire | to read; to be read |
| 3 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |