English
lirula
Lirula comes from Latin lira ‘ridge of soil between furrows’, 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 CElira‘ridge of soil between furrows’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElirula
- Englishearliest quotation 1903same form
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 CElira‘ridge of soil between furrows’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElirula
- Englishearliest quotation 1903same form
Earliest quotation: 1903, Ralph Arnold, California: “314. Seila assimilata C. B. Adams. Plate IV, Fig.…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leys- ‘track, furrow, trace, trail’
last, less, learn, list, lore, leer, 6 more
through Latin lira ‘ridge of soil between furrows’
Today it means
noun A fungus of the genus Lirula, known to cause foliage diseases in conifers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leys- / lirula