Where does “adelantar” come from?
adelantar (Spanish) comes from Spanish adelante, from Spanish delante, from Old Spanish denante, from Old Portuguese enante, from Latin in ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
adelantar (Spanish): to bring forward, advance, to move forward; to...
Definitions
- to bring forward, advance, to move forward; to...
Ancestry of “adelantar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | adelante | forward; come in; go ahead |
| 2 | Spanish | delante | in front of, before; forward, forwards; ahead |
| 3 | Old Spanish | denante | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | enante | — |
| 5 | Latin | in ante | before |
| 6 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |