Where does “maa-analyysi” come from?
maa-analyysi (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.
maa-analyysi (Finnish): soil analysis
Definitions
- soil analysis
Ancestry of “maa-analyysi”, step by step
maa-analyysi 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 |