Etymology of the English word lysozyme
the English word
lysozymederived from the English word
enzymederived from the German word
Enzymderived from the Greek word
hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Medieval Greek word
enzumosusing the Greek prefix
en-, ἐν-
derived from the Greek word
zume, ζύμη (leaven; ferment (as if boiling up))
using the English prefix
lyso-derived from the Greek word
lusis, λύσις (dissolution; loosening; melting; a loosening; divorce; a loosening; (specially), divorce)
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-Date
The earliest known usage of lysozyme in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
lysozymeUsage
Word found in Modern English
