Ana-

  1. A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.

adv.
  1. Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.

  1. A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.

Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas