Where does “lir” come from?

lir (Mauritian Creole) 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.

lir (Mauritian Creole): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “lir”, 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
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