Where does “înainte” come from?
înainte (Romanian) comes from Romanian în, from Latin de retro, 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.
înainte (Romanian): before; in front, forward, onward
Definitions
- before; in front, forward, onward
Ancestry of “înainte”, step by step
înainte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian în
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | în | in, into, within; in, on, when |
| 2 | Latin | de retro | from behind |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin ainte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ainte | — |
| 2 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |