ana-

CIDE DICTIONARY

ana-, [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.].

A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew. [1913 Webster]

ana-, prefix (usu. an- before a vowel)
1 up (anadromous).
2 back (anamnesis).
3 again (anabaptism).

Etymology

Gk ana up

Table of Contents -- an- OXFORD DICTIONARY

an-, prefix not, without (anarchy) ( cf. A-(1)).

an-, assim. form of AD- before n.