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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the prefix ANTE-. Etymology of the
prefix ANTE-.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ANTE-,
prefix, before. (Lat.) Occurs in words taken from Latin, e.g. ante-cedent,
ante-date, ante-diluvian, &c.—Lat.
ante, before; of which an older form seems to have been anted,
since Livy uses antid-ea for ant-ea; xxii. 20. 6. Anted
is to be considered as an ablative form (Curtius, i. 254), and as connected with
Skt. anta, end, border, boundary, cognate with E. end,
q.v. Thus anted would seem to mean 'from the boundary,' and
hence 'before.' The prefix anti- is closely allied; see Anti-,
prefix.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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