Where does “antenato” come from?
antenato (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin antenatus, from Latin natus, from Latin nasci, from Latin nascor, from Latin gnascor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
antenato (Italian): ancestor, forefather
Definitions
- ancestor, forefather
Ancestry of “antenato”, step by step
antenato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin antenatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | antenatus | firstborn son, predecessor, ancestor |
| 2 | Latin | natus | born, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;... |
| 3 | Latin | nasci | present active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,... |
| 4 | Latin | nascor | I am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,... |
| 5 | Latin | gnascor | Alternative form of nāscor; be born |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Latin antenatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | antenatus | firstborn son, predecessor, ancestor |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |