Where does “lysis” come from?

lysis (Latin) 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.

lysis (Latin): loosening; rupture

Definitions

  1. loosening; rupture

Ancestry of “lysis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lysis”

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