λύσις
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- loosing, releasing, release, ransoming
- deliverance from guilt by expiatory rites
- redemption of mortgage or pledge
- parting
- emptying, evacuation
- solution (to a difficulty or problem)
- remission of fever
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek λύω (loosen, untie, dissolve, loose, set free, release, destroy, I loose, I release).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λύω
Gloss
loosen, untie, dissolve, loose, set free, release, destroy, I loose, I release
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -lysis English
- catalysis English
- hemodialysis English
- katal English
- lyo- English
- lyophilization English
- lyso- English
- lysocline English
- -ātiō Latin
- lysis Latin
- Katalyse German
- catalyseur French
- lysosome French
- ката́л Russian
- лизосо́ма Russian
- -lisis Spanish, Castilian
- catálisis Spanish, Castilian
- διαλύω Ancient Greek
- κατάλυσις Ancient Greek
- καταλύω Ancient Greek
- λυτικός Ancient Greek
- λύτρον Ancient Greek
- λύω Ancient Greek
- παραλύω Ancient Greek
- *lewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- -lyse Norwegian Bokmål
- katalyse Norwegian Bokmål
- catálise Portuguese
- -lyse Norwegian Nynorsk
- katalyse Norwegian Nynorsk
- -lýza Czech
- λύση Greek (modern)