Etymograph

English

antecrochet

From ante- + crochet.

Formed from ante- + crochet

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-

Old French croc ‘hook’

Old French crochet

Middle French crochet

French crochet ‘hook’

English crochet

Today it means

noun A fold of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceros.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / antecrochet