Where does “ante” come from?

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

ante (Old French): nominative singular of antain; aunt

Definitions

  1. nominative singular of antain; aunt

Ancestry of “ante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “ante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →