Etymology of the English word lyrebird
the English word
lyrebirdderived from the English word
lyrederived from the Old French word
lyrederived from the Latin word
lyra (lyre; lyric poetry, inspiration)
derived from the Greek word
lura, λύρα
derived from the Old French word
lirederived from the Latin word
lyra (lyre; lyric poetry, inspiration)
derived from the Greek word
lura, λύρα
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the English word
birdUsage
Word found in Modern English
