antecello

Latin

Etymology

From ante- +‎ *cellō (to rise), a lost verb whose participle is celsus, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (to rise) (whence collis, columen etc.).

Pronunciation

Verb

antecellō (present infinitive antecellere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to surpass, excel
  2. to prevail over

Conjugation

  • The passive is non-Classical.

References

  • antecello”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antecello”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • antecello in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.