English
lysin
Lysin comes from Ancient Greek λύσις ‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’, from λύω ‘loosen’, 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 BCEλύσιςlýsis‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’
- Englishtodaylysin
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 BCEλύσιςlýsis‘loosing, releasing, release, ransoming’
- Englishtodaylysin
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, separate, free’
so, lose, solution, solve, lease, sol, soluble, resolute, loess, 29 more
through Ancient Greek λύω ‘loosen’
analysis, analyst, palsy, paralysis, dialysis, paralyze, paralytic, lysis, 14 more
Today it means
noun any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- / lysin