Where does “fibrinolysis” come from?

Fibrinolysis comes from English -lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις meaning "a loosening or dissolution," from Ancient Greek λύω meaning "to loosen or break apart," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

fibrinolysis (English): The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of...

Definitions

  1. The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of...

Ancestry of “fibrinolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lysisdecomposition or breakdown; dissolving;...
2Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “fibrinolysis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek λύσις →