Where does “antehac” come from?
antehac (Latin) comes from Latin hāc, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
antehac (Latin): before now, formerly, previously, in the past
Definitions
- before now, formerly, previously, in the past
Ancestry of “antehac”, step by step
antehac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin hāc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hāc | this way; these; in this place (or way) |
| 2 | Latin | hīc | this; these in the plural |
| 3 | Latin | heic | — |
| 4 | Latin | hic | this; these in the plural |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hek(e) | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin ante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |