French word avant comes from Latin ab, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ént-, Latin ab ante, Malayalam abante, and later Latin abante ((Late Latin) before, in front From before.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ab | Latin (lat) | (source of action or event) by, of. (time) after, since. At, on, in. From, away from, out of. |
*h₂ént- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
ab ante | Latin (lat) | |
abante | Malayalam (mal) | |
*h₂ent- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
ante | Latin (lat) | (of space) before, in front, forwards. (of time) before (of space) before, in front, forwards. (of time) before, previously. |
abante | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) before, in front From before. |
abante | Late Latin (LL) | |
avant | Old French (fro) | Beforehand; earlier. |
avant | French (fr) | (sports) forward. Front Beforehand; earlier Before (in space), in front of, ahead of. Before (in time). |