Where does “Anon” come from?
Anon (English) comes from English anonymous, from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Anon (English): The name given when an author's name is unknown
Definitions
- The name given when an author's name is unknown
Ancestry of “Anon”, step by step
Anon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anonymous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anonymous | Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal... |
| 2 | Late Latin | anonymus | anonymous; nameless |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνώνυμος | anonymous, nameless |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |