The story
- Latin · derived fromante“before”
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromante merīdiem
- English todayante meridiem
Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ante merīdiem, from Latin ante (“before”) + merīdiem, accusative singular of merīdiēs (“noon, midday”).
Words from the same roots
Latinante all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.