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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ana-

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (on). Cognate to Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná) and Proto-Germanic *an.[1]

Prefix

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*ana-

  1. up, on-

Descendants

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  • Oscan: ανα- (ana-)
  • Umbrian: 𐌀𐌍- (an-), an-

References

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  1. ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “O. u. an- 2”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, pages 94-95