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Where does “-lyse” come from?

-lyse (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

-lyse (Norwegian Bokmål): -lysis

Definitions

  1. -lysis

Ancestry of “-lyse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-lyse”

  • elektrolyse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →