Where does “lira” come from?

lira (Portuguese) 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.

lira (Portuguese): lyre; lira

Definitions

  1. lyre; lira

Ancestry of “lira”, step by step

lira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lira

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

via Latin Lyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLyralyre, lute
2Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón →