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Where does “liso-” come from?

liso- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

liso- (Italian): lyso-

Definitions

  1. lyso-

Ancestry of “liso-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “liso-”

  • lisogeno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →