Etymology of the English word anacrusis
the English word anacrusis
derived from the Latin word anacrusis
derived from the Greek word anakrousis, ἀνάκρουσις
derived from the Greek word anakrouein, ἀνακρούω
using the Greek prefix ana-, ἀνα-
derived from the Greek word ana, ἀνά (according to; apart; properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.))
derived from the Greek word krouein, κρούω (to rap)
derived from the Greek word anakrouo,