Where does “osteolytic” come from?
osteolytic (English) comes from English osteolysis, 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.
osteolytic (English): Of, pertaining to, or causing osteolysis
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or causing osteolysis
Ancestry of “osteolytic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | osteolysis | The resorption or dissolution of bone tissue |
| 2 | English | lysis | A gradual recovery from disease; The... |
| 3 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |