Etymology of the English word catalyst
the English word
catalystusing the English suffix
-istderived from the Latin suffix
-istaderived from the Greek suffix
-istesderived 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-Derivations in English
anticatalyst,
biocatalystUsage
Word found in Modern English
