masc. proper name, from Greek Lysandros, literally "releasing men," from combining form of lyein "to release, unfasten" (from PIE root *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart") + andros, genitive of anēr "man" (from PIE root *ner- (2) "man").
lyric
lyrical
lyricism
lyricist
lyrist
Lysander
-lyse
lyse
lysergic
lysis
-lysis
