Etymology

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Today it means: At or close to the state of the art. Full definition →

English advance ← Middle English avauncen ← Old French avancier
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  8. Proto-Italic*anti
  9. Latinante
  10. Latinab ante
  11. Vulgar Latin*abanteāre
  12. Old Frenchavancier
  13. Middle Englishavauncen
  14. Englishadvance
  15. English todayadvanced

From advance + -ed.

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