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Analysis comes from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις, from ἀναλύω ‘to unravel, investigate’ (ἀνα- + λύω ‘to loosen’).

1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύω¹lúō‘to loosen’
2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀναλύω¹analúō‘to unravel, investigate’
3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάλυσις¹análusis‘a loosing, releasing’
4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500analysis¹
5. Englishearliest quotation 1981analysis¹

1. ¹ Wiktionary, English analysis
2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1981, Gary Ralph, Shake 'N' Bake Sexology: “The "Homosexuals" chapter gets off to a brisk start…”.