LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

antecessor

antecessor m (genitive antecessōris)
Classical[an.tɛˈkɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈt͡ʃɛs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepredecessor
  2. masculinevanguard, scout

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantecessorantecessōrēs
genitiveantecessōrisantecessōrum
dativeantecessōrīantecessōribus
accusativeantecessōremantecessōrēs
ablativeantecessōreantecessōribus
vocativeantecessorantecessōrēs

antĕcessor, ōris, m. id.,
I. he that goes before; hence,
I. In milit. lang., antecessores, the forerunners of the army, the advanced guard (cf. antecursor): speculatores et antecessores, Auct. B. Afr. 12: agminis antecessores, * Suet. Vit. 17.—
II. In the jurists,
A. Teachers or professors of law, Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2.—
B. A predecessor in office (opp. successor): ad antecessores meos Apostolos, Vulg. Gal. 1, 17; Dig. 5, 1, 55; 27, 9, 9.—
III. Tert. thus designates the Holy Ghost, Tert. Virg. Vel. 1 fin.; and also the Apostles, id. adv. Marc. 1, 20; 5, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinantecessor

Latin ante- Latin cedo Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin antecessor From ante- + cedo + -tor.

Borrowings
  • Englishantecessor
  • Frenchantécesseur
  • Italianantecessore
  • Portugueseantecessor
  • Romanianantecesor
  • Spanishantecesor
  • Galicianantecesor
  • TranslingualHomo antecessor
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchancêtrefrom Old French ancestre
  • Englishancestorfrom Old French ancestre
  • Spanishancestrofrom Old French ancestre
  • Franco-Provençalãse̢stro
  • Franco-Provençalãse̢stre̢
  • Normananchêtrefrom Old French ancestre
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanancèstre
  • Occitanancessor
  • Old Catalanancessor
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Old Romanshantschuors

In English words that came into English from antecessor

  • ancestorantecessōrem
  • antecessorantecessor

Quick answers

What does antecessor mean in Latin?
antecessor, a noun, means “predecessor; vanguard, scout”.
What is the genitive of antecessor?
The genitive singular is antecessōris. antecessor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce antecessor?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈkɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈt͡ʃɛs.sor].
Where does antecessor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antecessor.