Etymograph

English

antiae

Antiae comes from Latin antiae ‘forelock’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos ‘forehead’, and ultimately from *h₂ent-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ent-‘face, forehead’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂entíos‘forehead’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEantiae‘forelock’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ent-‘face, forehead’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂entíos‘forehead’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEantiae‘forelock’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘face, forehead’

and, answer, ending, ancient, endlessly, antique, ante, 8 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos ‘forehead’

end, endless, ender, 5 more

Today it means

noun The frontal points.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- / antiae

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