Where does “psicanalese” come from?
psicanalese (Italian) comes from Italian psicoanalisi, from Italian analisi, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
psicanalese (Italian): psychoanalysis jargon
Definitions
- psychoanalysis jargon
Ancestry of “psicanalese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | psicoanalisi | psychoanalysis |
| 2 | Italian | analisi | analysis, testing, test; parsing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |