English
antegrade
Antegrade comes from English ante ‘anterior’.
- English1500–presentante‘anterior’
- Englishtodayantegrade
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentante‘anterior’
- Englishtodayantegrade
A compound of ante ‘anterior’ + -grade ‘direction’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘front, front side’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘in front’
Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’
Latin ante ‘before’
English ante
Every English word from English ante
Today it means
adj moving or directed forward
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English ante / antegrade