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Where does “avanzato” come from?

avanzato (Italian) comes from Italian avanzare, 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.

avanzato (Italian): past participle of avanzare; advanced; late

Definitions

  1. past participle of avanzare; advanced; late

Ancestry of “avanzato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianavanzareto advance; to stick out; to pass, to cross
2Vulgar Latinabantearepresent active infinitive of *abanteō;...
3Latinab ante—
4Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
5Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “avanzato”

  • avanzata
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