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Where does “-ante” come from?

-ante (Spanish) comes from Latin -āns, from Latin -ns, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.

-ante (Spanish): Forms adjectives from verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms adjectives from verbs

Ancestry of “-ante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āns—
2Latin-ns-ing; ending of the present active participle
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “-ante”

  • oxidante
  • desconcertante
  • hablante
  • montante
  • parlante
  • manifestante
  • arrogantemente
  • triunfante
  • votante
  • cloqueante
  • impactante
  • tajantemente
  • congelante
  • anticongelante
  • importantísimo
  • obsesionante
  • importante
  • subcomandante
  • comandante
  • aspirante
  • importantemente
  • atacante
  • embriagante
  • negociante
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