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ana-

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-.

prefix an-

morpheme up, above, upward e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph
Similar: supra-
morpheme again e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic
Similar: re-
morpheme backward in direction, reversed e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase
Similar: un-
morpheme thoroughly e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy
Similar: per-, pur-, disto-, extra-
morpheme against e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin
Similar: contra-, counter-
morpheme distal, away from e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
morpheme to grow or change in place; functionally similar e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch
Similar: quasi-

Opposite: cata-, removal of prefix, proxi-

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prefix

Opposite: cata-, removal of prefix, proxi-

Translations

Every language

prefix up; upwards

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"ana-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ana-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ana-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ana-

Chicago

"ana-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ana-.

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@misc{ana_2026,
  title = {ana-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ana-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}