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Where does “nonpyrolytic” come from?

nonpyrolytic (English) comes from English pyrolytic, from English lytic, 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.

nonpyrolytic (English): Not pyrolytic

Definitions

  1. Not pyrolytic

Ancestry of “nonpyrolytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyrolyticOf, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis
2Englishlyticof, relating to, or causing lysis; of or relating...
3EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
4Latinlysisloosening; rupture
5Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →