Where does “hydrolysable” come from?
hydrolysable (French) comes from French hydrolyser, from French hydrolyse, from French hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.
hydrolysable (French): hydrolyzable
Ancestry of “hydrolysable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hydrolyser | to hydrolyze |
| 2 | French | hydrolyse | hydrolysis; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | hydro- | hydro- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑδρο- | hydro-, water; water |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὕδωρ | water; rainwater, rain; sweat |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *údōr | — |