English

ano-

Ano- comes from Latin ānus ‘an ankle cuff’, from Proto-Italic *ānos ‘ring’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eh₂nos‘ring’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ānos‘ring’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānus‘an ankle cuff’
Englishtodayano-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eh₂nos‘ring’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ānos‘ring’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānus‘an ankle cuff’
Englishtodayano-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos ‘ring’

through Latin ānus ‘an ankle cuff’

anal, annular, annulus, 10 more

Another origin of ano-

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂en-‘on, onto’uncertain
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*aná‘up, upon’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάaná‘[with dative] (of location) on, upon’
Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄνωánō‘upwards, above’
Englishtodayano-

Today it means

prefix anus

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos / ano-

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