Where does “proteolysis” come from?

Proteolysis comes from Ancient Greek λύσις (lysis, "a loosening or dissolving") derived from Ancient Greek λύω (lyō, "to loosen or dissolve") with the suffix Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

proteolysis (English): The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and...

Definitions

  1. The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and...

Ancestry of “proteolysis”, 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 “proteolysis”

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