English
ante-historic
From ante- + historic.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’
Latin ante ‘of space. in front, before, forwards’
English ante-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek ἱστορέω ‘to inquire, learn by research’
Ancient Greek ἱστορία ‘inquiry; narrative’
Latin historia ‘history’
Latin historicus ‘historical’
English historic
Today it means
adj Synonym of prehistoric.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ante-historic