Where does “davant” come from?
davant (Catalan) comes from Catalan de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
davant (Catalan): ahead; in front; ahead of; in front of; front
Definitions
- ahead; in front; ahead of; in front of; front
Ancestry of “davant”, step by step
davant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | de | The name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Catalan avant
| 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 |