Where does “microanalyst” come from?
microanalyst (English) comes from English analyst, from French analyste, from French analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
microanalyst (English): One who carries out microanalysis
Definitions
- One who carries out microanalysis
Ancestry of “microanalyst”, step by step
microanalyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English analyst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | analyst | Someone who analyzes; A mathematician who studies... |
| 2 | French | analyste | analyst |
| 3 | French | analyse | analysis; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |