Where does “anastrophe” come from?

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

anastrophe (English): Unusual word order, often involving an inversion...

Definitions

  1. Unusual word order, often involving an inversion...

Ancestry of “anastrophe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναστροφήturning back, return
2Ancient Greekἀναστρέφωto turn upside down, upset
3Ancient Greekἀνα-up to, upwards, up; thoroughly; indicating...
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́up; to, again, upon
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνα-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀναστρέφω