Where does “antaŭmatena” come from?

antaŭmatena (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto antaŭ-, 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.

antaŭmatena (Esperanto): of or related to predawn

Definitions

  1. of or related to predawn

Ancestry of “antaŭmatena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoantaŭ-before, fore
2Esperantoantaŭbefore (in time), prior to
3Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
4Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κλίσις
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