Where does “advantageous” come from?
Advantageous comes from Middle English avantage, from Old French -eux, from Latin -osus, from Latin abante, from Latin ab, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
advantageous (English): Being of advantage, beneficial
Definitions
- Being of advantage, beneficial
Ancestry of “advantageous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | avantageus | — |