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Where does “antea” come from?

antea (Latin) comes 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.

antea (Latin): before, beforehand; formerly, previously

Definitions

  1. before, beforehand; formerly, previously

Ancestry of “antea”, step by step

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

Words derived from “antea”

  • anteal
  • anteally
  • anziché
  • dianzi
  • anzi
  • innanzi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →