Proto-Indo-European
*lewh₁-
‘to cut off, release’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-.
47 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-, most familiar first.
- so ← sol ← solvō ← luō ← *luh₁éti
- lose ← losen ← losian
- analysis ← ἀνάλυσις ← ἀναλύω ← λύω
- solution ← solucioun ← solucion ← solūtiō ← solvō
- resolution ← resolucioun ← resolucion ← resolūtiō ← resolvō
- solve ← solven ← solvō ← luō ← *luh₁éti
- lease ← lesen ← lēasian ← lēas ← *laus
- resolve ← resolven ← resolver ← resolvō ← solvō
- analyst ← analyste ← analyse ← ἀνάλυσις ← ἀναλύω
- sol ← solvō ← luō ← *luh₁éti
- dissolution ← dissolucioun ← dissolucion ← dissolūtiō ← dissolvō
- paralysis ← παράλυσις ← παραλύω ← λύω
More words from *lewh₁-
- soluble
- dialysis
- palsy
- resolute
- absolution
- insoluble
- paralyze
- paralytic
- lysis
- loess
- leese
- indissoluble
- lysin
- absolutory
- absolvent
- absolvitor
- alcoholysis
- alcohololysis
- dialytic
- dissoluble
- dialytika
- dysluite
- exsolve
- exolve
- glycerolysis
- goniosynechialysis
- lysimeter
- lysocline
- lyterian
- lytico
- paralysant
- resoluble
- saccharolysis
- serinolysis
- solvend
- loose
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-