Where does “analysand” come from?

Analysand comes from English analyse plus the Latin suffix -andus, denoting one who is the object of an action, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- meaning to know.

analysand (English): A person who undergoes psychoanalysis; one who is...

Definitions

  1. A person who undergoes psychoanalysis; one who is...

Ancestry of “analysand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-andUsed to form the present participle of verbs,...
2Latin-andusending of the future passive participle (
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