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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”

  • aunt
  • auntie
  • aunty
  • grandaunt
  • aunthood
  • antie
  • auntly
  • aunting
  • tannie
  • auntlike
  • stepaunt
  • auntless
  • auntyish
  • great-aunt
  • co-aunt
  • auntyji
  • step-aunt
  • auntdom
  • auntness
  • tante
  • Erbtante
  • Tante-Emma-Laden
  • Tante
  • Tunte
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