Etymology

self-analysis

Today it means: Analysis performed on oneself, introspection. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  9. Medieval Latinanalysis
  10. Englishanalysis
  11. English todayself-analysis

From self- + analysis.

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