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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/anti

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (in front, opposite).[1]

    Preposition

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    *anti (+ accusative)[1]

    1. before
    2. in front of
      Synonym: *prai

    Descendants

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    • Latin: ante
    • Oscan: 𐌀𐌍𐌕 (ant)

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ante”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45