Etymology

cerumenolysis

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Today it means: The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English cerumen
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The story

  1. Englishcerumen
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  4. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  5. English todaycerumenolysis

From cerumen + -lysis.

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