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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)der. English ana- From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.
Meanings
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(morpheme) up, above, upward
e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph
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(morpheme) again
e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic
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(morpheme) backward in direction, reversed
e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase
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(morpheme) thoroughly
e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy
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(morpheme) against
e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin
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(morpheme) distal, away from
e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
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(morpheme) to grow or change in place; functionally similar
e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| an- | alternative, before-vowel | lexicographic |
Antonyms
cata- (antonym(s) of “up”) · proxi- (antonym(s) of “distal”) · removal of prefix (antonym(s) of “again”) · cata- (antonym(s) of “distal”)
Deriveds
ananym (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · anabranch (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anabiosis (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · analyte (terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly) · anacolpate (terms derived from ana- relating to distal) · Anabaptist (terms derived from ana- relating to again) · analysis (terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly) · anacladogenesis (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · analects (terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly) · anagram (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · anacampylotropous (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · anagalactic (terms derived from ana- relating to distal) · anagogy (terms derived from ana- relating to up, above) · analogy (terms derived from ana- relating to again) · anaseismic (terms derived from ana- relating to distal) · anatomy (terms derived from ana- relating to thoroughly) · anadrome (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · anagenesis (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anatreme (terms derived from ana- relating to distal) · anascopic (terms derived from ana- relating to up, above) · anaporate (terms derived from ana- relating to distal) · anaplasia (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · anatropy (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · anatoxin (terms derived from ana- relating to against) · anachronism (terms derived from ana- relating to against) · analogous (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anaglyph (terms derived from ana- relating to up, above) · anagen (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anataxis (terms derived from ana- relating to again) · anamodernism (terms derived from ana- relating to against) · anabranching (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anastatic (terms derived from ana- relating to again) · anafront (terms derived from ana- relating to up, above) · anaprotaspis (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anafunctor (terms derived from ana- relating to against) · anatropous (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · isoanabase (terms derived from ana- relating to add or change in-place) · anamorphism (terms derived from ana- relating to again) · analeptic (terms derived from ana- relating to reversed) · analept (terms derived from ana- relating to distal)
Synonyms
quasi- (functionally similar) · contra- (against) · pur- (thoroughly) · supra- (up) · un- (reversed) · extra- · counter- (against) · re- (again) · disto- · per- (thoroughly)
Translations (8)
ga ana- (up; upwards) · ga anai- (up; upwards) · de ana- (up; upwards) · id ana- (up; upwards) · pl ana- (up; upwards) · es ana- (up; upwards) · pt ana- (up; upwards) · fr ana- (up; upwards)