Etymograph

English

pseudolysin

From pseudo- + lysin.

Formed from pseudo- + lysin

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

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 A peptidase enzyme that has the characteristics of a lysin

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudolysin”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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