Where does “diante” come from?
diante (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese deante, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
diante (Portuguese): in front of; before; ahead
Definitions
- in front of; before; ahead
Ancestry of “diante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | deante | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | — |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “diante”