Etymology

meta-analysis

Today it means: Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies. Full definition →

English analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀναλύω (analúō)
  13. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  14. Medieval Latinanalysis
  15. Englishanalysis
  16. English todaymeta-analysis

From meta- + analysis.

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