Where does “misanalyze” come from?
misanalyze (English) comes from English analyze, from French analyser, from French analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.
misanalyze (English): To analyze incorrectly
Ancestry of “misanalyze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | analyze | To subject to analysis; To resolve into its... |
| 2 | French | analyser | to analyse; to parse, to construe |
| 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 | — |