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Where does “lyricization” come from?

lyricization (English) comes from English lyric, from French lyrique, from Latin lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

lyricization (English): The act or process of lyricizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of lyricizing

Ancestry of “lyricization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyricOf, or relating to a type of poetry that...
2Frenchlyriquelyric; lyrical; lyric poet
3LatinlyricusOf or pertaining to the lute; lyric; lyric poet
4Ancient GreekλυρικόςOf or pertaining to the lyre; lyrist; lyric poet
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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