lysis

Latin

noun

Definitions

loosening
rupture (breaking away)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λύσις (a loosening, loosening, breaking loose).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λύσις

Gloss

a loosening, loosening, breaking loose

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-lysis English
lyso- English
lysocline English
lysosome French
-lisis Spanish, Castilian
κατάλυσις Ancient Greek
λύσις Ancient Greek
λύω Ancient Greek
-lyse Norwegian Bokmål
-lyse Norwegian Nynorsk
-lýza Czech
λύση Greek (modern)