Where does “psicoanàlisi” come from?

psicoanàlisi (Catalan) comes from Catalan anàlisi, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

psicoanàlisi (Catalan): psychoanalysis

Definitions

  1. psychoanalysis

Ancestry of “psicoanàlisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalananàlisianalysis
2Ancient Greekἀνάλυσιςa loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of...
3Ancient Greekἀναλύωto unloose, release, set free; I unravel,...
4Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
5Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνά →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω →