Where does “hydrolysis” come from?

Hydrolysis comes from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, "loosening") and λύω (lúō, "to loosen"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey-, meaning "to separate or divide."

hydrolysis (English): A chemical process of decomposition involving the...

Definitions

  1. A chemical process of decomposition involving the...

Ancestry of “hydrolysis”, 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 “hydrolysis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis