English
anteact
From ante- + act.
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 *h₂eǵ-
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Latin āctum ‘decree, law’
Latin ācta ‘register of events’
Old French acte
Middle English acte ‘an act’
English act
Today it means
noun A preceding act (deed or action).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anteact