ana- / an-
up, back, again, throughout
Greek · ana (ἀνά)
Greek ana means up, back, again, or throughout. It shows reversing or going over again: anagram (letters turned back), analysis (loosening up), anatomy (cutting up), anachronism (back in time).
Memory trick
ana- is an anagram: letters go back around and come out again changed.
Words from this root
- analysis (ana + lysis) — a close study by breaking upविश्लेषण
- analyze (ana + lyze) — to study something in detailविश्लेषण करना
- analogy (ana + logy) — a likeness shown between two thingsसादृश्य, उपमा
- anatomy (ana + tomy) — the study of body structureशरीर रचना विज्ञान
- anachronism (ana + chron + ism) — something placed in the wrong timeकालविरुद्ध बात
- anagram (ana + gram) — a word made by rearranging lettersअक्षरों को फेरकर बना शब्द
- analogue (ana + logue) — something similar to anotherसमान वस्तु
- analytic (ana + lytic) — using careful study of partsविश्लेषणात्मक
- anabolic (ana + bolic) — building up body tissueऊतक बनाने वाला