-lyte

suffix

Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.

OriginAncient Greek λυτός →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλυτός“loosed”
  2. English-lyte

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυτός (lutós, “loosed”), verbal adjective of λύειν (lúein, “to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie”).

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APA

-lyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lyte

MLA

“-lyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-lyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lyte.

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