Latin

ab ante

‘in front, before’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ab ante.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin ab ante, most familiar first.

• advantage ← avantage ← avantage ← avant
• advance ← avauncen ← avancier ← *abanteāre
• vaunt ← avant ← avant ← avant
• avaunt ← avant
• avaunce ← avancier ← *abanteāre
• retrogarde ← avant ← avant ← avant
• vamplate ← avant ← avant ← avant

Etymograph / Latin ab ante