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Where does “ana-” come from?

ana- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνα-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ — up; to, again, upon.

ana- (English): up; on; again

Definitions

  1. up; on; again

Ancestry of “ana-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνα-up to, upwards, up; thoroughly; indicating...
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́up; to, again, upon

Words derived from “ana-”

  • analyte
  • anagen
  • anatoxin
  • anaplasia
  • multianalyte
  • analeptic
  • anastatic
  • anagenesis
  • anabranching
  • anatropous
  • anabranch
  • anamorphism
  • anabiosis
  • analeptically
  • anafront
  • anastatically
  • anaseismic
  • ananym
  • anaplasic
  • anaprotaspis
  • anadrome
  • anacolpate
  • analept
  • bioanalyte
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