Where does “antepasado” come from?

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

antepasado (Tagalog): ancestor; forefather

Definitions

  1. ancestor; forefather

Ancestry of “antepasado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishantepasadobefore last; ancestor, forefather
2Spanishantepasarto precede
3Spanishante-ante- prior to in time
4Latinante-before
Every word from Latin ante- →Every word from Spanish ante- →Every word from Spanish antepasar →