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Where does “fibrinolytic” come from?

fibrinolytic (English) comes from English -lytic, 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.

fibrinolytic (English): Of, pertaining to, or producing fibrinolysis; A...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or producing fibrinolysis; A...

Ancestry of “fibrinolytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyticUsed in adjectives relating to nouns with the...
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

Words derived from “fibrinolytic”

  • antifibrinolytic
  • profibrinolytic
  • hyperfibrinolytic
  • hypofibrinolytic
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