Where does “meta-analyse” come from?
meta-analyse (Dutch) comes from English meta-analysis, from English analysis, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
meta-analyse (Dutch): meta-analysis
Definitions
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Ancestry of “meta-analyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meta-analysis | Any systematic procedure for statistically... |
| 2 | English | analysis | Decomposition into components in order to study;... |
| 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 | up, upon |