Where does “advance” come from?
Advance comes from Middle English avauncen, from Old French avancier, ultimately from Latin ab meaning "away from" combined with Proto-Indo-European h₂énti meaning "before."
advance (English): "To promote or advantage."; "To move forward in...
Definitions
- "To promote or advantage."; "To move forward in...
Ancestry of “advance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | avauncen | to advance |
| 2 | Old French | avancier | to advance; to move forward; to advance; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | abanteare | present active infinitive of *abanteō;... |
| 4 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 5 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |