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Where does “lyrātus” come from?

lyrātus (New Latin) comes from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Ancestry of “lyrātus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLyra—
2Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
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