myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of lira

1. Etymology of the Italian word lira

the Old Italian word lira

derived from the Old Provençal word liura

derived from the Classical Latin word libra (scales, balance; level)

English lira, Portuguese lira, Romanian liră, Spanish lira

Dutch lier, English lyre, French lyre, German leidlich, Icelandic lírukassi, Norwegian lire, Swedish lyra

Word found in Old Italian

derived from the Italian word lira

derived from the Latin word lyra (lyre; lyric poetry, inspiration)

derived from the Greek word lura, λύρα

Word found in Old Italian