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
- to advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring...
Ancestry of “avancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | advancer | to advance |
| 2 | Old French | avancier | to advance; to move forward; to advance; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | abanteare | present active infinitive of *abanteō;... |
| 4 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 5 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |