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Etymology of the English word anode

the English word anode
derived from the Greek word anodos, ἄνοδος
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 hodos, ὁδός (a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means)

Date

The earliest known usage of anode in English dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in English

anodic, anodize, anolyte

Cognates

Dutch anode, French anode, German Anode, Icelandic anóde, Swedish anod

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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