Where does “antianxiolytic” come from?
antianxiolytic (English) comes from English anxiolytic, 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.
Ancestry of “antianxiolytic”, step by step
antianxiolytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anxiolytic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anxiolytic | That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing; A drug... |
| 2 | English | lytic | of, relating to, or causing lysis; of or relating... |
| 3 | English | lysis | A gradual recovery from disease; The... |
| 4 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |