Where does “dialyse” come from?
dialyse (Latin) comes from Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dialyse (Latin): ablative singular of dialysis
Definitions
- ablative singular of dialysis
Ancestry of “dialyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dialysis | separation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διάλυσις | a separating or parting; an ending, cessation; a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |