lyo-

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lewH-
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromλύω“to loosen, to dissolve”
3. English todaylyo-

Late 19th century, in terms like lyophilization (1894). From Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”), by analogy with -lysis, of same origin; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (English loose).

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