Where does “analist” come from?
analist (Dutch) comes from Dutch analyse, from French analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.
analist (Dutch): analyst
Ancestry of “analist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | analyse | analysis |
| 2 | French | analyse | analysis; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |