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