Where does “ante” come from?
Ante comes from Latin ante, derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from the root h₂ent- meaning "facing" or "opposite."
ante (English): A price or cost, as in up the ante; In poker and...
Definitions
- A price or cost, as in up the ante; In poker and...
Ancestry of “ante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “ante”