English
anteclassical
From ante- + classical.
A compound of ante- + classical
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-
Today it means
adj Pertaining to something from before the classical era.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anteclassical