Where does “ana” come from?
Ana comes from Ancient Greek ἀνά, derived from Latin -anus, -um, and -us, which developed from Old Latin -os, Proto-Italic -os, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -ós.
ana (English): A collection of things associated with a person...
Definitions
- A collection of things associated with a person...
Ancestry of “ana”, step by step
ana traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English anorexia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anorexia | Loss of appetite, especially as a result of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνορεξία | lack of appetite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |