English
antechurch
From ante- + church.
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 *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
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Ancient Greek κυριακόν
Proto-West Germanic *kirikā
Old English ċiriċe
Middle English chirche ‘a church’
English church
Today it means
noun The west front portion of certain churches.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / antechurch