Where does “lyse” come from?
lyse (Latin) comes 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.
lyse (Latin): ablative singular of lysis
Definitions
- ablative singular of lysis
Ancestry of “lyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 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 |