-lyte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυτός (lutós, “loosed”), verbal adjective of λύειν (lúein, “to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie”).

Suffix

-lyte

  1. Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjextives in -lytic.

Derived terms
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