Etymology of “Ἀν-”
Tracing the origin and linguistic journey from Ancient Greek
Source language
Ancient Greek
Ancestry links
1
Descendants
36
Word Origin Summary
Ἀν- is attested in Ancient Greek. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.
Ancestry Chain
Descendants and Related Terms
- anoreksi
Danish · derived from
- anaemach
Irish · derived from
- anaerob
Polish · derived from
- anorexia nervosa
English · derived from
- anaerobic
English · derived from
- anoreksja
Polish · derived from
- anoksybiont
Polish · derived from
- anarchizmus
Hungarian · derived from
What You Can Explore
- 🗺️Geographic migration map — see where this word traveled
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- 📅Historical timeline — when the word entered different languages
- 🔤Cognates — related words in other languages sharing the same root