Etymology

antedate

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Today it means: To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time. Full definition →

English date ← Middle English date ← Old French date
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The story

  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*deh₃-redup.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  10. Proto-Italic*didō
  11. Latindō
  12. Late Latindatus
  13. Late Latindata
  14. Old Frenchdate
  15. Middle Englishdate
  16. Englishdate
  17. English todayantedate

From ante- + date.

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