Where does “hemolysis” come from?

Hemolysis comes from Ancient Greek λύσις meaning "loosening" or "dissolution," from λύω meaning "to loosen" or "to dissolve," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

hemolysis (English): The destruction of red blood cells, and...

Definitions

  1. The destruction of red blood cells, and...

Ancestry of “hemolysis”, 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 “hemolysis”

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