Etymology

lysis

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Today it means: A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple. Full definition →

Latin lysis ← Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
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The story

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

From Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare -lysis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλύσις all →

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