ana-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix

up, above, upward
again
backward in direction, reversed
thoroughly
against
distal, away from
to grow or change in place; functionally similar

Word forms

ana- an-

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-.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

cata- removal of prefix proxi-

Derived words

anabiosis anacampylotropous anadrome anagram analeptic ananym anaplasia anatropous anatropy anafront anaglyph anagogy anascopic Anabaptist analogy anamorphism anastatic anataxis analects analysis analyte anatomy anachronism anafunctor anamodernism anatoxin anacolpate anagalactic analept anaporate anaseismic anatreme anabranch anabranching anacladogenesis anagen anagenesis analogous anaprotaspis isoanabase

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