Where does “Spektralanalyse” come from?

Spektralanalyse (German) comes from German Analyse, from Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

Spektralanalyse (German): spectroscopy; Fourier analysis

Definitions

  1. spectroscopy; Fourier analysis

Ancestry of “Spektralanalyse”, step by step

Spektralanalyse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Analyse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnalyseanalysis
2Latinanalysisanalysis
3Ancient Greekἀνάλυσιςa loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of...
4Ancient Greekἀναλύωto unloose, release, set free; I unravel,...
5Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
6Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via German spektral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspektralspectral; prismatic
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω