Where does “lira” come from?

lira (Italian) comes 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.

lira (Italian): lira; lyre

Definitions

  1. lira; lyre

Ancestry of “lira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlībra
2Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
3Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “lira

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-