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Where does “dialyse” come from?

dialyse (English) comes from English dialysis, from Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dialyse (English): Alternative spelling of dialyze

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dialyze

Ancestry of “dialyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdialysisA method of separating molecules or particles of...
2Latindialysisseparation
3Ancient Greekδιάλυσιςa separating or parting; an ending, cessation; a...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dialyse”

  • dialyser
  • dialysable
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