επανα-

See also: επαν- and ἐπανα-

Greek

Alternative forms

• επαν- (epan-) (used before a vowel)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπανα- (epana-) from prepositions ἐπ(ί) (ep(í)) + ἀνά (aná). By surface analysis, επ- (ep-) +‎ ανα- (ana-), but the meaning is always used idiomatically.

Prefix

επανα- • (epana-)

1. re- (used before verbs and their derived nouns to indicate that their function starts again after a break)

   ‎επανα- (epana-) + ‎λαμβάνω (lamváno, “receive”) → ‎επαναλαμβάνω (epanalamváno, “repeat”)

   ‎επανα- (epana-) + ‎συνδέω (syndéo, “connect”) → ‎επανασυνδέω (epanasyndéo, “reconnect”)

   ‎επανα- (epana-) + ‎σύνδεση (sýndesi, “connection”) → ‎επανασύνδεση (epanasýndesi, “reconnection”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with επανα-

Greek terms prefixed with επαν-