ante

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈan.te/

adv
Definitions
  • afore, ere; before, earlier
  • rather than, instead (of)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ante (before, in front of, in front, forward, preposition and prefix, beforehand, in advance) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (before, in front of, facing opposite, near, across, forth, opposite, front, forward, ahead), *h₂ent- (front, forehead, face, edge, front side).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ent-

Gloss

front, forehead, face, edge, front side

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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

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