Etymology

unlyrical

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Today it means: Not lyrical. Full definition →

English lyrical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English un-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishlyric
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishlyrical
  12. English todayunlyrical

From un- + lyrical.

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