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dialytic
Dialytic comes from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλῠτῐκός ‘able to sever’, from δῐᾰλῡ́ω ‘loose one from another, part asunder’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, separate, free’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, separate, free’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύω‘loosen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰλῡ́ω‘loose one from another, part asunder’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰλῠτῐκόςdĭălŭtĭkós‘able to sever’
- Englishtodaydialytic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, separate, free’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύω‘loosen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰλῡ́ω‘loose one from another, part asunder’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰλῠτῐκόςdĭălŭtĭkós‘able to sever’
- Englishtodaydialytic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, separate, free’
so, lose, solution, solve, lease, sol, soluble, resolute, loess, 30 more
through Ancient Greek λύω ‘loosen’
analysis, analyst, paralysis, palsy, paralyze, lysis, paralytic, 15 more
Today it means
adj Relating to, or producing dissolution
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- / dialytic