Where does “lyssic” come from?

lyssic (English) comes from English Lyssa, from Ancient Greek λύσσα, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lyssic (English): Of or relating to rabies

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to rabies

Ancestry of “lyssic”, step by step

lyssic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Lyssa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLyssa
2Ancient Greekλύσσαrage, fury; mania, raging madness; rabies
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of

Words derived from “lyssic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Ancient Greek λύσσαEvery word from English Lyssa