Where does “lire” come from?

lire (Italian) comes 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.

lire (Italian): plural of lira

Definitions

  1. plural of lira

Ancestry of “lire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →