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Where does “anzi” come from?

anzi (Italian) comes from Latin antea, from Latin eā, from Latin is, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

anzi (Italian): on the contrary; or rather; or better still; or...

Definitions

  1. on the contrary; or rather; or better still; or...

Ancestry of “anzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanteabefore, beforehand; formerly, previously
2Latineā—
3Latinishe, it; this or that man, this or that thing;...
4Latineō—
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “anzi”

  • dianzi
  • anziché
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →