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Where does “myolysis” come from?

myolysis (English) comes from English lysis, from Latin 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.

myolysis (English): dissolution of muscular tissue; laparoscopic...

Definitions

  1. dissolution of muscular tissue; laparoscopic...

Ancestry of “myolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
2Latinlysisloosening; rupture
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →