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Where does “anteponer” come from?

anteponer (Spanish) comes from Latin antepono, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

anteponer (Spanish): to put or place in front of; to prefer

Definitions

  1. to put or place in front of; to prefer

Ancestry of “anteponer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinanteponoI put or place in front of; I prefer
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →