Where does “anterior” come from?

anterior (Romanian) comes from French antérieur, from Latin anterior, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énteros — second, other.

anterior (Romanian): previous

Definitions

  1. previous

Ancestry of “anterior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantérieurpreceding, anterior; previous
2Latinanterioranterior, more forward; former, previous
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énterossecond, other
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énteros →Every word from Latin anterior →Every word from French antérieur →