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Where does “avancer” come from?

avancer (French) comes from Middle French advancer, from Old French avancier, from Vulgar Latin abanteare, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

avancer (French): to advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring...

Definitions

  1. to advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring...

Ancestry of “avancer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchadvancerto advance
2Old Frenchavancierto advance; to move forward; to advance; to...
3Vulgar Latinabantearepresent active infinitive of *abanteō;...
4Latinab ante—
5Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
6Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
7Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
8Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “avancer”

  • avance
  • аванс
  • avancement
  • avance
  • avancieren
  • Avance
  • avance
  • avans
  • аванс
  • avansert
  • avansere
  • avance
  • avancere
  • avansa
  • avancar
  • avancigar
  • avans
  • avanse
  • avvencere
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