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-lyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
-lyte
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does -lyte mean?
Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.
Where does -lyte come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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