Where does “avant-” come from?
avant- (Catalan) comes from Catalan avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
avant- (Catalan): fore-
Definitions
- fore-
Ancestry of “avant-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | avant | forward, ahead, onward |
| 2 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |