ENGLISH ROOT WORD: ante- from Latin ante, anti

【ante】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "before, in front of, prior to"
from Latin "ante, anti"

 

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[WORD ROOT]root ante
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] am, an, ance, anci, ant, ante, anti
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) ante, anti
[MEANING]root before, in front of, prior to


【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 ante before, in front of, against
• 【Latin】 anti [old form of ante]

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD] ancestor, ancestral, ancient, ante-, antebellum, antecedent, anterior, anteroom, antic, anticipate, antique, rampart

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

ancestor [noun]
【DEFINITION】 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 one from whom a person is descended
【pl, ancestors】
【DERIVATIVEs】 ancestral, ancestor
【SYNONYM】 forebear, forerunner, progenitor
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cest(cede); move, go, yield ⑶ or; noun suffix

ancestral [adjective]
【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.
【DERIVATIVEs】 ancestral, ancestor
【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

ancient [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 very old; having lasted from a remote period
【DERIVATIVEs】 anciently, ancientness, ancient
【ROOTs】 ⑴ anci(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ ent(ant); adjective suffix

ante- [combining form]
【ROOTs】 ante; before, in front of, prior to

antebellum [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War
【PRIMARY MEANING】 before the war
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ante; before, in front of, prior to ⑵ bellum(bel); war

antecedent [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
【pl, antecedents】
【DERIVATIVEs】 antecedently, antecedent
【SYNONYM】 ancestors
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ante; before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cede; move, go, yield ⑶ ent(ant); noun suffix

 

 

 

anterior [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 more in front; earlier
【DERIVATIVEs】 anteriority, anteriorly, anterior
【ANTONYM】 posterior
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ante; before, in front of, prior to ⑵ rior(ior); noun suffix

anteroom [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 small room giving access to a larger
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ante; before, in front of, prior to ⑵ room; room

antic [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 fantastic; grotesque
【PRIMARY MEANING】 grotesque or comical gesture
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ant(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

anticipate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
【CONJUGATIONs】 anticipated, anticipated, anticipating, anticipates
【DERIVATIVEs】 anticipant, anticipatable, anticipate, anticipated, anticipation, anticipative, anticipatively, anticipator, anticipatorily, anticipatory
【SYNONYM】 forestall, look for
【ROOTs】 ⑴ anti(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cip(cap); head ⑶ ate; verb suffix

antique [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
【DERIVATIVEs】 antiquate, antiquely, antiqueness, antiquity, antique
【ROOTs】 ⑴ anti(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ que; adjective suffix

rampart [noun]
【DEFINITION】 The ramparts of a castle or city are the earth walls, often with stone walls on them, that were built to protect it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 earthen elevation around a place for fortification
【ROOTs】 ⑴ r(re); again, behind ⑵ am(ante); before, in front of ⑶ pare; order, prepare

Other word list containing ante; antepenult, antedate, antediluvian, antenatal, antiquarian, antiquate, antiquity, ante-cedet, ante-Victorian, ante-room

 

 

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】
abba-
acu-
aero
aev
ag
ante
agog
arch, archi, archy
arc-, arch-
astro-

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