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
- The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and...
Ancestry of “proteolysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -lysis | decomposition or breakdown; dissolving;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “proteolysis”