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Where does “antesto” come from?

antesto (Latin) comes from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

antesto (Latin): I stand before; I am superior to, excel, surpass

Definitions

  1. I stand before; I am superior to, excel, surpass

Ancestry of “antesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstō—
2Proto-Italicstaēōstand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “antesto”

  • antestans
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →