'anacampsis' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anakampsis,' where 'ana-' meant 'again' and 'kampsis' meant 'bending or turning.'

'anakampsis' transformed into the Latin word 'anacampsis,' and eventually became the modern English word 'anacampsis.'

Initially, it meant 'bending back or turning again,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of a rhetorical device involving repetition.