ἀνα-
ἀνα-
- the negat. Prefix (of which α priv. is a shortened form) before vowels, ἀν-αίτιος, ἀν-ώδυνος (but see ἀ-έκων, ἄ-ελπτος, ἄ-εργος): the complete form remains in ἀνά-εδνος, ἀνά-ελπτος.