Ancient Greek

λύω

‘to loose’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek λύω.

23 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek λύω, most familiar first.

• analysis ← ἀνάλυσις ← ἀναλύω
• analyst ← analyste ← analyse ← ἀνάλυσις ← ἀναλύω
• paralysis ← παράλυσις ← παραλύω
• dialysis ← διάλυσις ← δῐᾰλῡ́ω
• palsy ← palesie ← paralisie ← paralysis ← παράλυσις
• paralyze ← paralysie ← paralyser ← paralysie ← paralysis
• paralytic ← paralytique ← paralyticus ← παραλυτικός ← παραλύω
• lysis ← λῠ́σῐς
• lysin ← λύσις
• alcoholysis ← λῠ́σῐς
• alcohololysis ← λῠ́σῐς
• dialytic ← δῐᾰλῠτῐκός ← δῐᾰλῡ́ω

More words from λύω

• dialytika
• dysluite
• glycerolysis
• goniosynechialysis
• lysimeter
• lysocline
• lyterian
• lytico
• paralysant
• saccharolysis
• serinolysis

Etymograph / Ancient Greek λύω