Etymology

ano-

Today it means: anus Full definition →

Latin ānus ← Proto-Italic *ānos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos
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ano- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos
  2. Proto-Italic*ānos
  3. Latinānus
  4. English todayano-

Derived from Latin ānus.

ano- · prefix2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekἀνά (aná)
  4. Ancient Greekἄνω (ánō)
  5. English todayano-

From Ancient Greek ἄνω (ánō, “upwards, above”).

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