Etymology of the English word advantage
the English word
advantagederived from the Old French word
avantagederived from the Old French word
avantderived from the Late Latin word
abantederived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
derived from the Latin word
ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ant-using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
Date
The earliest known usage of advantage in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
advantaged,
advantagingUsage
Word found in Modern English
