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Where does “κατάλυσις” come from?

κατάλυσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καταλύω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

κατάλυσις (Ancient Greek): dissolution, disbanding; lodging, quarters,...

Definitions

  1. dissolution, disbanding; lodging, quarters,...

Ancestry of “κατάλυσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαταλύω"sense": loosen, unbind; "sense": destroy; I stay...
2Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
3Ancient Greekκατά
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
6Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “κατάλυσις”

  • catalyst
  • catalysis
  • catalyses
  • biocatalyst
  • biocatalysis
  • photocatalysis
  • electrocatalyst
  • photocatalyst
  • autocatalysis
  • electrocatalysis
  • cocatalyst
  • precatalyst
  • bioelectrocatalysis
  • autocatalyst
  • katal
  • nanocatalyst
  • catalystic
  • heterocatalysis
  • anticatalyst
  • nanokatal
  • femtokatal
  • organocatalysis
  • organocatalyst
  • aminocatalysis
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