Where does “analysis” come from?

Analysis comes from Medieval Latin analysis, derived from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (analusis), the noun form of ἀναλύω (analuō), meaning to break up or dissolve, from ἀνά (ana), up, combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.

analysis (English): Decomposition into components in order to study;...

Definitions

  1. Decomposition into components in order to study;...

Ancestry of “analysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinanalysisanalysis
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

Words derived from “analysis

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná
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