Etymology

reanalysis

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Today it means: A second or subsequent analysis. Full definition →

English analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  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 todayreanalysis

From re- + analysis.

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