Etymology of the English word antecedent
the English word
antecedentderived from the Latin word
antecedens (foregoing, preceding; former)
derived from the Latin word
antecedere (precede, go before, ahead)
derived from the Latin word
ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ant-derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
Derivations in English
antecedencyUsage
Word found in Modern English
