Where does “lise” come from?

lise (French) comes from French lire, from Italian lira, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

lise (French): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “lise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlireto read; to be read; lira
2Italianliralira; lyre
3Latinlībra
4Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
5Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “lise

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-