Where does “diskursanalys” come from?
diskursanalys (Swedish) comes from Swedish analys, from German Analyse, from Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀναλύω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.
diskursanalys (Swedish): discourse analysis
Ancestry of “diskursanalys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | analys | an analysis; either of differential or integral... |
| 2 | German | Analyse | analysis |
| 3 | 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 | — |