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
- Decomposition into components in order to study;...
Ancestry of “analysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |
Words derived from “analysis”