English
lirated
Lirated comes from Latin līra ‘the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge’, from Proto-Indo-European *lóyseh₂ ‘following, track’, and ultimately from *leys-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leys-‘track, furrow, trace, trail’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lóyseh₂‘following, track’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*loizā‘furrow’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīra‘the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1878lirated
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leys-‘track, furrow, trace, trail’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lóyseh₂‘following, track’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*loizā‘furrow’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīra‘the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1878lirated
Earliest quotation: 1878, Zoological Society of London: “Last whorl excavated beneath, finely lirated, and of a…”
Formed from līra + -ated
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leys- ‘track, furrow, trace, trail’
last, less, learn, list, lore, leer, 7 more
through Latin līra ‘the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge’
Today it means
adj Marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leys- / lirated