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Where does “adelantado” come from?

adelantado (English) comes from Spanish adelantado, from Spanish adelantar, from Spanish adelante, from Spanish delante, from Old Spanish denante, from Old Portuguese enante, from Latin in ante, from Latin ante — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

adelantado (English): A governor of a province; a commander

Definitions

  1. A governor of a province; a commander

Ancestry of “adelantado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishadelantadoahead of one's time, advanced; gifted or advanced...
2Spanishadelantarto bring forward, advance, to move forward; to...
3Spanishadelanteforward; come in; go ahead
4Spanishdelantein front of, before; forward, forwards; ahead
5Old Spanishdenante—
6Old Portugueseenante—
7Latinin ante—
8Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
9Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
10Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
11Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
12Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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