LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
preposition

ab ante1

ab ante (+ accusative)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinproscribedwith accusativeaway from before, in front of, before
    et absconderunt se Adam et mulier eius abante faciem Domini Deiand Adam and his wife hid themselves away from before the face of Godc. 3rd–4th century CE, Vetus Latina, Genesis 3:8; republished as Bonifatius Fischer, editor, Vetus Latina. Die Reste der altlateinischen Bibel, volume 1, 1949, page 63:
    5th c. CE, Sergius (grammarian)Nobody [who speaks correctly] says de post the forum', nor 'ab ante' it.

Origins

From ab (“away from”) + ante (“before”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianavanti
  • Italianavante
  • Italiandavanti
  • Italiandavante
  • Istriotananti
  • Sicilianavanti
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanavant
  • Portugueseavantefrom Catalan avant
  • Spanishavantefrom Catalan avant
  • Occitanavant
  • Aragoneseabant
  • Asturianavantefrom Catalan avant
  • Galicianavantefrom Catalan avant
  • Mirandeseabantefrom Catalan avant
  • Tagalogabantefrom Catalan avant
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianainte
  • Romanianînainte
  • Aromanianãnti
  • Aromaniannãnti
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchavantfrom Old French avant
  • Englishavauntfrom Old French avant
  • Franco-Provençalavant
  • Normanavantfrom Old French avant
Vulgar Latin
  • Catalanabansfrom unknown *abantius
  • Occitanabansfrom unknown *abantius
  • unknown*abanteāre
  • Sicilianavanzifrom unknown *abantius
North Italian
  • Ligurianavànti
  • Romanshavant
  • Romanshavon
  • Romanshaunz
  • Romanshavaunt
  • Venetanvanti
  • Venetaninvanti
adverb
ab ante2
ab ante (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinnot comparableproscribedin front, before

Origins

From ab (“away from”) + ante (“before”).

Quick answers

What does ab ante mean in Latin?
ab ante, a preposition, means “away from before, in front of, before”.