ante annum

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈan.tɛ ˈan.nũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈan̪.t̪e ˈan.num]

Prepositional phrase

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Descendants

Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: antiannu
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: antany
- French: antan (archaic)
- Occitan: antan
Ibero-Romance:
- Extremaduran: antañu
- Galician: antano
- Portuguese: antano
- Spanish: antaño
  - → Portuguese: antanho

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ante annum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 641