Where does “psykoanalytisk” come from?

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

psykoanalytisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): psychoanalytical

Definitions

  1. psychoanalytical

Ancestry of “psykoanalytisk”, step by step

psykoanalytisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk psykoanalyse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpsykoanalysepsychoanalysis
2Norwegian Nynorskanalyseanalysis
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 Norwegian Nynorsk analytisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskanalytiskanalytical
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω