English

Lysol

Brand name, from lysis + -ol.

Formed from lysis + -ol

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’

Ancient Greek λύω ‘to loose’

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς ‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’

Latin lysis ‘loosening’

English lysis

Today it means

name A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.

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