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Where does “ἀνά” come from?

ἀνά (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *aná.

ἀνά (Ancient Greek): on board; on, upon

Definitions

  1. on board; on, upon

Ancestry of “ἀνά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*aná—

Words derived from “ἀνά”

  • analysis
  • analyze
  • ion
  • analogy
  • analogous
  • anatomy
  • analog
  • anatomical
  • psychoanalysis
  • ionic
  • anode
  • ionization
  • aneurysm
  • anion
  • Anatolia
  • analyzer
  • analyte
  • anathema
  • anachronistic
  • analogical
  • anachronism
  • ionizing
  • anatomically
  • Anatole
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