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Where does “anailísigh” come from?

anailísigh (Irish) comes from Irish anailís, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.

anailísigh (Irish): analyse; inflection of anailíseach: ##...

Definitions

  1. analyse; inflection of anailíseach: ##...

Ancestry of “anailísigh”, step by step

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