Where does “аванс” come from?
аванс (Bulgarian) comes from French avance, from French avancer, from Middle French advancer, from Old French avancier, from Vulgar Latin abanteare, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
аванс (Bulgarian): advance, imprest; handicap; lead
Definitions
- advance, imprest; handicap; lead
Ancestry of “аванс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | avance | advance; advances; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | avancer | to advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring... |
| 3 | Middle French | advancer | to advance |
| 4 | Old French | avancier | to advance; to move forward; to advance; to... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | abanteare | present active infinitive of *abanteō;... |
| 6 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 7 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |