Where does “self-advancement” come from?
self-advancement (English) comes from English advancement, from Middle English avancement, from Old French avancement, from Old French avancier, from Vulgar Latin abanteare, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
self-advancement (English): The promotion of one's own qualities or abilities
Definitions
- The promotion of one's own qualities or abilities
Ancestry of “self-advancement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | advancement | The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity |
| 2 | Middle English | avancement | — |
| 3 | Old French | avancement | advantage |
| 4 | Old French | avancier | to advance; to move forward; to advance; to... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | abanteare | present active infinitive of *abanteō;... |
| 6 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 7 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |