Where does “alkuaineanalyysi” come from?
alkuaineanalyysi (Finnish) comes from Finnish analyysi, from Swedish analys, from German Analyse, from Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
alkuaineanalyysi (Finnish): elemental analysis process in which a sample of some material is analyzed for its elemental composition
Definitions
- elemental analysis process in which a sample of some material is analyzed for its elemental composition
Ancestry of “alkuaineanalyysi”, step by step
alkuaineanalyysi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish analyysi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | analyysi | analysis; mathematical analysis |
| 2 | Swedish | analys | an analysis; either of differential or integral... |
| 3 | German | Analyse | analysis |
| 4 | 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 |