Where does “dialysis” come from?

dialysis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek διάλυσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dialysis (Latin): separation

Definitions

  1. separation

Ancestry of “dialysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάλυσιςa separating or parting; an ending, cessation; a...
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dialysis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek διάλυσις