Where does “antecedently” come from?
Antecedently comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Latin antecedens meaning "going before," from Latin antecedo, combining Latin ante- "before" with a root from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
antecedently (English): At an earlier time
Definitions
- At an earlier time
Ancestry of “antecedently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antecedent | Earlier, either in time or in order; Presumptive;... |
| 2 | Middle English | antecedent | — |
| 3 | Old French | antecedent | — |
| 4 | Latin | antecēdēns | antecedent |
| 5 | Latin | antecēdō | to precede (go before or in front of) |
| 6 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 9 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |