Etymology

anteclassical

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Today it means: Pertaining to something from before the classical era. Full definition →

English classical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French classique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
  9. Proto-Italic*klāssis
  10. Latinclassis
  11. Latinclassicu
  12. Frenchclassique
  13. Englishclassic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishclassical
  17. English todayanteclassical

From ante- + classical.

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