Where does “lipolysis” come from?

Lipolysis comes from Ancient Greek λύσις (lýsis, a loosening or dissolving) and λύω (lýō, to loosen or dissolve), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

lipolysis (English): The hydrolysis of lipids; The reverse of...

Definitions

  1. The hydrolysis of lipids; The reverse of...

Ancestry of “lipolysis”, 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 “lipolysis”

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