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Ancient Greek
- ἐπαν- (epan-) — before a vowel
Etymology
From ἐπι- (epi-) + ἀνα- (ana-). ἀνα means "up" and "back" and ἐπι means "on" and "even more." "(up + on) + (back + more)" = "(up - up) + (again)" = "re." More naturally idiomatically analyzed epana-root, not epi-(ana-root).
Prefix
ἐπανα- • (epana-)
- re-
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