Etymology of the English word anodize
the English word anodize
derived from 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)