Where does “rhabdomyolysis” come from?

Rhabdomyolysis comes from Ancient Greek rhábdos (rod) plus myō (muscle) plus lýsis (loosening), from lýō (to loosen), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s (to push/separate).

rhabdomyolysis (English): The rapid disintegration of striated muscle...

Definitions

  1. The rapid disintegration of striated muscle...

Ancestry of “rhabdomyolysis”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek λύσις →