See also: Abante

Latin

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Etymology

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

    Adverb

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    ab ante (not comparable) (Late Latin)

    1. (proscribed) in front, before

    Preposition

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    ab ante (+ accusative) (Late Latin)

    1. (proscribed) away from before, in front of, before
      • c. 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:
        et absconderunt se Adam et mulier eius abante faciem Domini Dei
        and Adam and his wife hid themselves away from before the face of God
      • 5th c. CE, Sergius (grammarian)[1]
        Nemo enim dicit de post forum, nemo enim ab ante.
        Nobody [who speaks correctly] says 'de post the forum', nor 'ab ante' it.

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Herman, József. 2000. Vulgar Latin. Translated by Wright, Roger. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. Page 26.

    Further reading

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    • abante”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • abante in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • abante in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.