Etymology of the English word catalyze
the English word
catalyzederived 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 suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Usage
Word found in Modern English
