Ideas terminology · Reasoning & inquiry
analys- — Breaking down for examination
analys- means breaking down for examination. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: analysis.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Breaking down for examination
- Ancient Greek: ἀνάλυσις (analysis)
Examples and word parts
analysis
Examining the parts of something to understand how it works.
Word parts: analysis meant a loosening or undoing, from ana- (here, thoroughly) + lysis (loosening).
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Related reasoning & inquiry terms
- crit- — Judgment or distinction
criticism
- scept-, skept- — Examination or doubt
skeptic
- thes- — Placing or proposition
thesis
- theor- — Observation or contemplation
theory
- hypothes- — Supposition or proposed basis
hypothesis
- synthes- — Putting together
synthesis
- caus- — Cause or reason
causation
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.