Where does “analytic” come from?

Analytic comes from Ancient Greek ἀναλυτικός, formed from the adjective-forming suffix Ancient Greek -ῐκός.

analytic (English): Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to...

Ancestry of “analytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναλυτικόςanalytical; dissolvent
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “analytic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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