Where does “avancement” come from?
avancement (Old French) comes from Old French avancier, from Vulgar Latin abanteare, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
avancement (Old French): advantage
Ancestry of “avancement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | avancier | to advance; to move forward; to advance; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | abanteare | present active infinitive of *abanteō;... |
| 3 | Latin | ab ante | — |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “avancement”