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Where does “lyrisk” come from?

lyrisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish lyrik, from Swedish -ik, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

lyrisk (Swedish): poetic, lyrical; euphoric

Definitions

  1. poetic, lyrical; euphoric

Ancestry of “lyrisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyrikpoetry, lyric
2Swedish-ika pejorative suffix; pejorative dimunutive
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-ique—
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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