'anatomize' originates from Late Middle English, specifically from the Medieval Latin word 'anatomizare', which is derived from 'anatomia' meaning 'dissection'.

'anatomizare' transformed into the Middle English word 'anatomisen', and eventually became the modern English word 'anatomize'.

Initially, it meant 'to dissect a body for study', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to analyze or examine in detail'.