Etymology of the English word autocatalysis
the English word
autocatalysisderived from the English word
catalysisderived from the Latin word
catalysisderived from the Greek word
katalusis, κατάλυσις
derived from the Greek word
kataluein, καταλύω (to loosen down (disintegrate); to demolish; specially to halt for the night)
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-using the English prefix
auto-derived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
