Where does “analisar” come from?
analisar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese análise, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
analisar (Portuguese): to analyze
Definitions
- to analyze
Ancestry of “analisar”, step by step
analisar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese análise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | análise | analysis |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 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 |
via Italian analisi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | analisi | analysis, testing, test; parsing |