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antae.

The pillars on each side of doors or at the corners of buildings

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈan.tae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈan.te]
  1. The pillars on each side of doors or at the corners of buildings

    declension-1 · feminine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Pokorny suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énHteh₂ (“doorjamb, doorpost”), which has continued to be accepted by later linguists. Cognates include Sanskrit आता (ā́tā, “door frame”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬁 (aⁱθiiā, “doorpost”), Old Armenian դրանդի (drandi, “doorpost, threshold”), Proto-Germanic *andō (“vestibule, porch”).

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