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anteponer.

to put or place in front of

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/antepoˈneɾ/[ãn̪.t̪e.poˈneɾ]
  1. to put or place in front of

  2. to prefer

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Latin ante- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin antepōnerebor. Spanish anteponer Borrowed from Latin antepōnere. By surface analysis, ante- + poner.

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