Etymology of the English word anaphase
the English word
anaphaseusing the English prefix
ana-derived from 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 English word
phasederived from the New Latin word
phasesderived from the Greek word
phaseisderived from the Greek word
phasis, φάσις (speech; appearance; stage; a saying; report)
derived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Greek word
phainomai, ϕαίνομαι
Date
The earliest known usage of anaphase in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
