English

insulysin

Blend of insulin + lysin.

Ancient Greek νῆσος ‘island’

Latin īnsula ‘island’

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

Ancient Greek λύω ‘loosen’

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

English lysin

Today it means

noun Insulin-degrading enzyme

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / insulysin