Where does “analysable” come from?
analysable (French) comes 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 — up, upon.
analysable (French): analyzable, analysable
Definitions
- analyzable, analysable
Ancestry of “analysable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | analyser | to analyse; to parse, to construe |
| 2 | French | analyse | analysis; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Medieval 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 |