Where does “liofil” come from?

liofil (Romanian) comes from French lyophile, from Ancient Greek λύω, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

liofil (Romanian): lyophilic

Definitions

  1. lyophilic

Ancestry of “liofil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlyophilelyophilic
2Ancient GreekλύωI loose, loosen, untie; slacken; unbend
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek λύω →Every word from French lyophile →