Where does “antestans” come from?
antestans (Latin) comes from Latin antesto, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
antestans (Latin): excelling, surpassing
Ancestry of “antestans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | antesto | I stand before; I am superior to, excel, surpass |
| 2 | Latin | stō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |