Etymology of the English word anadem
the English word
anademderived from the Latin word
anadema (band for the hair, head-band; ornament for the head)
derived from the Greek word
anademaderived from the Greek word
anadeinusing 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
deinDate
The earliest known usage of anadem in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
