Where does “psychanalyse” come from?
psychanalyse (French) comes from German Psychoanalyse, from German Analyse, from Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
psychanalyse (French): psychoanalysis; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- psychoanalysis; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “psychanalyse”, step by step
psychanalyse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Psychoanalyse
| 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 |
via French analyse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | analyse | analysis; first-person singular present... |