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Where does “trypsinolysis” come from?

trypsinolysis (English) comes 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.

trypsinolysis (English): The cleavage of peptide bonds by means of trypsin

Definitions

  1. The cleavage of peptide bonds by means of trypsin

Ancestry of “trypsinolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlysisA gradual recovery from disease; The...
2Latinlysisloosening; rupture
3Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →