Where does “lytta” come from?

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

lytta (English): A fibrous muscular band lying within the...

Definitions

  1. A fibrous muscular band lying within the...

Ancestry of “lytta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύττα—
2Ancient Greekλύσσαrage, fury; mania, raging madness; rabies
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύσσα →Every word from Ancient Greek λύττα →