Where does “pyrolysis” come from?
Pyrolysis comes from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pŷr, "fire") and -lysis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ meaning "fire."
pyrolysis (English): The decomposition of a material or compound due...
Definitions
- The decomposition of a material or compound due...
Ancestry of “pyrolysis”, 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 | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “pyrolysis”