Where does “antepasado” come from?

antepasado (Spanish) comes from Spanish antepasar, from Spanish ante-, from Latin ante- — before.

antepasado (Spanish): before last; ancestor, forefather

Definitions

  1. before last; ancestor, forefather

Ancestry of “antepasado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishantepasarto precede
2Spanishante-ante- prior to in time
3Latinante-before

Words derived from “antepasado”

Every word from Latin ante- →Every word from Spanish ante- →Every word from Spanish antepasar →