Where does “alphalytic” come from?

alphalytic (English) comes from English lytic, from English lysis, from Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

alphalytic (English): That hydrolyses a peptide at the alpha position

Definitions

  1. That hydrolyses a peptide at the alpha position

Ancestry of “alphalytic”, step by step

alphalytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lytic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlyticof, relating to, or causing lysis; of or relating...
2EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
3Latinlysisloosening; rupture
4Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via English alpha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalphaThe name of the first letter of the Greek...
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek λύσις