Where does “psykoanalyse” come from?

psykoanalyse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål analyse, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

psykoanalyse (Norwegian Bokmål): psychoanalysis

Definitions

  1. psychoanalysis

Ancestry of “psykoanalyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålanalyseanalysis
2Ancient Greekἀνάλυσιςa loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of...
3Ancient Greekἀναλύωto unloose, release, set free; I unravel,...
4Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
5Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω
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