myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of lysis

Etymology of the Latin word lysis

the New Latin word lysis

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-

English lysis

Word found in New Latin