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Where does “antaŭi” come from?

antaŭi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto antaŭ, 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.

antaŭi (Esperanto): to be in front ; to be before, to precede, to...

Definitions

  1. to be in front ; to be before, to precede, to...

Ancestry of “antaŭi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoantaŭbefore , prior to; before , in front of; before ,...
2Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
3Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “antaŭi”

  • antaŭulo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →