| 【ante】 is a [English Root word(stem)]
from the Latin word(s) "ante," and "anti." It carries the basic meaning of "before," "in front of," and "prior to." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ante"]
ancestor ***[2338] Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
ancestral ☆[5018] You use ancestral to refer to a person''s family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
ancient ****[1024] Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.
anticipate ***[2698] If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
[WORD ROOT]root ante
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ante, anti, anci, am
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) ante, anti
[MEANING]root before, in front of, prior to
- 【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 ante before, in front of, against
- 【Latin】 anti [old form of ante]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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ancestor ★★★[2338] noun from ancestry 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
【pl.】 ancestors
【SYNONYM】 forebear, forerunner, progenitor
【COMPOSITION】 ancestry + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cest(cede); move, go, yield ⑶ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【First Known Meaning】 one from whom a person is descended
【DERIVATIVEs】 ancestor, ancestral, ancestrally, ancestry
ancestral ☆[5018] adjective from ancestry 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
【COMPOSITION】 ancestry + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cest(cede); move, go, yield ⑶ r(or); noun suffix ⑷ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【DERIVATIVEs】 ancestor, ancestral, ancestrally, ancestry
ancient ★★★★[1024] adjective
【DEFINITION】 Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ anci(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ ent(ant); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin anteanus》 adjectivization of Latin ante; from before
【First Known Meaning】 very old; having lasted from a remote period
【DERIVATIVEs】 anciently, ancientness, ancient
anticipate ★★★[2698] verb from anticipate 〈 cap
【DEFINITION】 If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 anticipated, anticipated, anticipating, anticipates
【SYNONYM】 forestall, look for
【ROOTs】 ⑴ anti(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cip(cap); head ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin caput》 〈genitive capitis〉 head; leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city
【DERIVATIVEs】 anticipant, anticipatable, anticipate, anticipated, anticipation, anticipative, anticipatively, anticipator, anticipatorily, anticipatory
Other words containing "ante"; ancestrally, ancestry, ante, antebellum, antecedent, antecedently, ante-cedet, antedate, antediluvian, antenatal, antepenult, anterior, anteroom, ante-room, ante-Victorian, antic, antiquarian, antiquate, antique, antiquity, rampart
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
anni-, ann-, enn-
an
alter
alli
all
ago, own
ag, act
after
aev
aero
