Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ana-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: ana-
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

up, above, upward

prefix

prefix

backward in direction, reversed

prefix

prefix

prefix

distal, away from

prefix

to grow or change in place; functionally similar

Example Sentences

"e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph"
"e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic"
"e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase"
"e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy"
"e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin"
"e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic"

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-.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνα-

Inflected Forms

an- (alternative, before vowel)

Derived Forms

anafront anaglyph anagogy anascopic Anabaptist analogy anamorphism anastatic anataxis anabiosis anacampylotropous anadrome

Synonyms

supra- re- un- per- pur- contra- counter- disto- extra- quasi-

Antonyms

cata- removal of prefix proxi-

Questions

What does ana- mean?: up, above, upward
Where does ana- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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