Where does “ante” come from?

ante (Middle French) comes from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

ante (Middle French): auntie; aunt

Definitions

  1. auntie; aunt

Ancestry of “ante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
2Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “ante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →
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