Where does “antecedent” come from?
Antecedent comes from Middle English antecedent, from Old French antecedent, from Latin antecedens, the present participle of antecedo, composed of ante- and kedō, ultimately from Proto-Italic ke.
antecedent (English): Earlier, either in time or in order; Presumptive;...
Definitions
- Earlier, either in time or in order; Presumptive;...
Ancestry of “antecedent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | antecedent | — |
| 2 | Old French | antecedent | — |
| 3 | Latin | antecēdēns | antecedent |
| 4 | Latin | antecēdō | to precede (go before or in front of) |
| 5 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |