Where does “psychoanalysis” come from?
Psychoanalysis comes from English analysis, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις and ψυχή, with ἀνάλυσις derived from ἀναλύω meaning to break up or loosen.
psychoanalysis (English): A family of theories and methods within the field...
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- A family of theories and methods within the field...
Ancestry of “psychoanalysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Psychoanalyse | psychoanalysis |
| 2 | German | Analyse | analysis |
| 3 | Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |