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Where does “antaŭ” come from?

antaŭ (Esperanto) comes from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

antaŭ (Esperanto): before , prior to; before , in front of; before ,...

Definitions

  1. before , prior to; before , in front of; before ,...

Ancestry of “antaŭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
2Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “antaŭ”

  • antaŭulo
  • antaŭi
  • malantaŭ
  • antaŭĝoji
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