Where does “anastrofa” come from?

anastrofa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή, from Ancient Greek ἀναστρέφω, from Ancient Greek ἀνα-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ — up; to, again, upon.

anastrofa (Serbo-Croatian): anastrophe

Definitions

  1. anastrophe

Ancestry of “anastrofa”, step by step

anastrofa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναστροφήturning back, return
2Ancient Greekἀναστρέφωto turn upside down, upset
3Ancient Greekἀνα-up to, upwards, up; thoroughly; indicating...
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́up; to, again, upon

via French anastrophe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanastropheanastrophe
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνα-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀναστρέφω