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Where does “abante” come from?

abante (Latin) comes 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.

abante (Latin): before, in front; from before

Definitions

  1. before, in front; from before

Ancestry of “abante”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abante”

  • advantage
  • ad
  • advantageous
  • vantage
  • avant
  • adware
  • avaunt
  • advantageousness
  • advantageth
  • avantgardist
  • vamplate
  • unadvantageous
  • adland
  • adspeak
  • admass
  • advantageable
  • avantgardistic
  • adless
  • vantageless
  • nonadvantageous
  • adwoman
  • transavantgarde
  • admail
  • avant-garde
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