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Where does “glycolytic” come from?

Glycolytic comes from English glyco-, derived from Ancient Greek γλυκύς meaning sweet, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú-.

glycolytic (English): Of, pertaining to or producing glycolysis

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or producing glycolysis

Ancestry of “glycolytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlyticof, relating to, or causing lysis; of or relating...
2EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
3Latinlysisloosening; rupture
4Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “glycolytic”

  • glycolytically
  • antiglycolytic
  • proglycolytic
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