Etymology

anaphase

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Today it means: The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνα-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνα-“back, backward”
  2. English todayanaphase

19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνα- all →

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