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

  1. ablative singular of lysis

Ancestry of “lyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlysisloosening; rupture
2Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek λύσις →