ana-

Morpheme

ana-

Type

prefix

Denotation

up, on, upon, up to, toward, throughout, back, backwards, again, anew

Etymology

Ancient Greek ana

Evidence

Anabaptist, anabasis, anabolic, anachronism, anagram, analogous, analogy, analog, analysis, anamnestic, anathema

Notes

usual form before consonants

See Also

an-, On

Homographs

-ana, -ana