ante

ante · preposition, noun, verb¹

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromante“before”
2. English todayante

Learned borrowing from Latin ante (“before”). Doublet of and.

Ante · proper noun²

Various origins: * As a Spanish and Catalan surname, perhaps from ante (“elk; suede”). * As a Dutch and North German surname, from Ente (“duck”).

Words from the same roots