Where does “anta” come from?

anta (English) comes from Latin antae, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énHteh₂ — door jamb.

anta (English): A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at...

Definitions

  1. A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at...

Ancestry of “anta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinantaeThe pillars on each side of doors or at the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énHteh₂door jamb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énHteh₂ →Every word from Latin antae →