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Where does “endoproteolysis” come from?

endoproteolysis (English) comes from English proteolysis, from English -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.

endoproteolysis (English): The breaking of the peptide bonds of nonterminal...

Definitions

  1. The breaking of the peptide bonds of nonterminal...

Ancestry of “endoproteolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproteolysisThe hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and...
2English-lysisdecomposition or breakdown; dissolving;...
3Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →