Where does “paravant” come from?
paravant (Middle French) comes from Middle French par, from Old French par, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
paravant (Middle French): formerly, previously, before
Definitions
- formerly, previously, before
Ancestry of “paravant”, step by step
paravant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French par
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | par | by |
| 2 | Old French | par | by; via; because of; due to; by |
| 3 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Middle French avant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | avant | — |