'analytics' originates from 'analysis', which comes from Greek, specifically the word 'analusis', where 'ana-' meant 'up' and 'lysis' meant 'a loosening'.

'analusis' transformed into the Latin word 'analysis', then into the English 'analysis', and eventually the plural-like form 'analytics' was adopted in modern English to refer to the field of data analysis.

Initially, it meant 'a breaking up or loosening', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'systematic data analysis and the insights derived from it'.