Where does “analyse” come from?
analyse (French) comes from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.
analyse (French): analysis; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- analysis; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “analyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |
Words derived from “analyse”