Where does “endenantes” come from?
endenantes (Chavacano) comes from Spanish endenantes, from Spanish denantes, from Old Spanish denante, from Old Portuguese enante, from Latin in ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
endenantes (Chavacano): before; prior
Definitions
- before; prior
Ancestry of “endenantes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | endenantes | recently |
| 2 | Spanish | denantes | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | denante | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | enante | — |
| 5 | Latin | in ante | before |
| 6 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |