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Where does “avanzare” come from?

avanzare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin abanteare, 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.

avanzare (Italian): to advance; to stick out; to pass, to cross

Definitions

  1. to advance; to stick out; to pass, to cross

Ancestry of “avanzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinabantearepresent active infinitive of *abanteō;...
2Latinab ante—
3Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
4Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “avanzare”

  • avanzamento
  • avanzata
  • avanzato
  • sopravanzare
  • sopravanzo
  • αβαντζάρω
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