Etymology

anataxis

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Today it means: difference in ordering between consecutive syntactic layers Full definition →

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The story

From ana- (“again”) + taxis (“arrangment of parts”), by analogy with syntaxis. There appears to be no relation to Ancient Greek ἀνάταξις (anátaxis, “financial estimate, assessment”).

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