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Where does “lira” come from?

lira (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic loizā, from Proto-Indo-European lóyseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

lira (Latin): the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge;...

Definitions

  1. the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge;...

Ancestry of “lira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicloizāfurrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlóyseh₂following, track; furrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “lira”

  • delirium
  • delirant
  • deliriant
  • delirate
  • lirella
  • delirifacient
  • delirament
  • lirelliform
  • delirant
  • deliro
  • delirate
  • delirio
  • liratus
  • deliramentum
  • delirium
  • delirantis
  • delirans
  • delirio
  • delirio
  • delirato
  • delirare
  • délire
  • délirer
  • Delirium
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