Where does “anteally” come from?

anteally (English) comes from English anteal, from Latin antea, from Latin eā, from Latin is, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

anteally (English): At the front; on the foremost portion

Definitions

  1. At the front; on the foremost portion

Ancestry of “anteally”, step by step

anteally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English anteal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantealLocated before, or in front
2Latinanteabefore, beforehand; formerly, previously
3Latin"she", "it" (referring to feminine nouns), or demonstratively (as a demonstrative pronoun) "this", "that" (likewise referring to feminine nouns)
4Latinishe, it; this or that man, this or that thing;...
5Latinto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
6Proto-ItalicI go
7Proto-Italicejō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Italic ejō
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