English

antetemple

From ante- + temple.

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-

Latin templum ‘shrine’

Old English templ

Middle English temple

Today it means

noun The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.

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

Etymograph / antetemple