Where does “психоанализ” come from?
психоанализ (Russian) comes from Russian ана́лиз, from French analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.
психоанализ (Russian): psychoanalysis
Definitions
- psychoanalysis
Ancestry of “психоанализ”, step by step
психоанализ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ана́лиз
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ана́лиз | analysis |
| 2 | French | analyse | analysis; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |
via Russian психо
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | психо | — |