English
lyterian
Lyterian comes from Ancient Greek λυτήριος ‘pertaining to healing’, from λῠτήρ ‘who loosens, liberates’, 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 BCEλῠτήρ‘who loosens, liberates’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλυτήριοςlutḗrios‘pertaining to healing’
- Englishtodaylyterian
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 BCEλῠτήρ‘who loosens, liberates’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλυτήριοςlutḗrios‘pertaining to healing’
- Englishtodaylyterian
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, paralysis, palsy, dialysis, paralyze, lysis, paralytic, 14 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to lysis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- / lyterian