Word origin
[1575–85; ‹ Gk
epanálēpsis lit., resumption, taking up again, equiv. to
ep- ep- +
ana- ana- +
lêpsis taking hold (
lēp-, var. s. of
lambánein to take +
-sis -sis)
]This word is first recorded in the period 1575–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cusp, formula, medium, snug, stripperana- is a prefix in loanwords from Greek, where it means “up,” “against,” “back,” “re-”(anabasis); used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix ana- include: analogous, analysis, anamnesis, anaphora, epanodos