English
glycerolysis
Glycerolysis comes from Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς ‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’, from λύω ‘to loose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, release’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύωlúō‘to loose’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλῠ́σῐςlŭ́sĭs‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’
- Englishtodayglycerolysis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, release’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύωlúō‘to loose’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλῠ́σῐςlŭ́sĭs‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’
- Englishtodayglycerolysis
A compound of glycerol + -lysis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’
so, lose, solution, solve, lease, sol, soluble, resolute, loess, 30 more
through Ancient Greek λύω ‘to loose’
analysis, analyst, palsy, paralysis, dialysis, paralyze, paralytic, 15 more
Today it means
noun Any reaction of an ester with glycerol, but especially the reaction of triglycerides with glycerol to form monoglycerides and diglycerides
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- / glycerolysis