Where does “avant-première” come from?
avant-première (French) comes from Catalan avant-, from Catalan avant, from Latin ab ante, 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.
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Ancestry of “avant-première”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | avant- | fore- |
| 2 | Catalan | avant | forward, ahead, onward |
| 3 | Latin | ab ante | — |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |