in ante
Latin
Etymology
From in + ante (“before”). Found in Jerome, the Itinerarium Antonini, and Egeria as well as in Medieval Latin authors such as Bede.[1]
Adverb
in ante (not comparable) (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)
Preposition
in ante (+ accusative) (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)
Descendants
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Old Franco-Provençal: enant ⇒ denant
- Old French: anant
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *inantius
References
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “inante”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 616