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Where does “lírico” come from?

lírico (Portuguese) comes from Latin lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

lírico (Portuguese): lyrical, lyric

Definitions

  1. lyrical, lyric

Ancestry of “lírico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlyricusOf or pertaining to the lute; lyric; lyric poet
2Ancient GreekλυρικόςOf or pertaining to the lyre; lyrist; lyric poet
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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