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lira.

the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈliː.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.ra]

  1. the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge

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  2. furrow

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *loizā, from Proto-Indo-European *lóyseh₂ (“following, track; furrow”), from *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”). Cognate with Oscan feminine ablative plural 𐌋𐌖𐌉𐌔𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌚𐌔 (luisarifs, the name of a month, perhaps "in which the furrows are drawn"), Old High German leisa (“track”) (German Gleis), Old Church Slavonic лѣха (lěxa, “field bed, furrow”), Old Prussian lyso (“field bed”), Proto-Germanic *lizaną (“to know, understand”), *laizijaną (“teach”), *liʀnōn (“learn”).

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