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Where does “antécédent” come from?

antécédent (French) comes from Latin antecēdēns, from Latin antecēdō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

antécédent (French): antecedent, preceding; antecedent

Definitions

  1. antecedent, preceding; antecedent

Ancestry of “antécédent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantecēdēns—
2Latinantecēdō—
3Latincēdō—
4Proto-Italickedōgive here!
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe—

Words derived from “antécédent”

  • antécédence
  • antécédemment
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →