Where does “avantielenco” come from?
avantielenco (Italian) comes from Italian avanti, 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.
avantielenco (Italian): The explanatory introduction to a telephone...
Definitions
- The explanatory introduction to a telephone...
Ancestry of “avantielenco”, step by step
avantielenco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian avanti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | avanti | previous, prior, last; forward, ahead, onward;... |
| 2 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Italian elenco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | elenco | list, pile; directory, phone book; calendar |
| 2 | Latin | elenchus | costly trinket; refutation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔλεγχος | argument of disproof, refutation; reproach,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλέγχω | disgrace, put to shame; cross-examine, question;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʰ- | to revile? |