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Where does “avanse” come from?

avanse (Haitian Creole) comes from French avancer, 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 — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

avanse (Haitian Creole): advance

Definitions

  1. advance

Ancestry of “avanse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavancerto advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring...
2Middle Frenchadvancerto advance
3Old Frenchavancierto advance; to move forward; to advance; to...
4Vulgar Latinabantearepresent active infinitive of *abanteō;...
5Latinab ante—
6Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
7Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
8Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
9Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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