Morpheme
Ant(e) [Ant, Ante]
Type
free base
Denotation
before, in front, forwards, previously
Etymology
Latin ante
Evidence
ante, antebellum, antechamber, antechapel, antecubital, antedate, antediluvial, antemarital, antemodern, antenatal, antepenultimate, antessive, antic, anticipate, anticipated, anticipates, anticipating, anticipatingly, anticipation, anticize, anticked, anticker, anticking, anticky, anticly, antics, antipasto, Antiqua, antiquarian, antiquarian, antiquarianism, antiquarianist, antiquarianize, antiquarianly, antiquarist, antiquarium, antiquary, antiquate, antiquated, antique, antiqued, antiquedom, antiquehood, antiquely, antiqueness, antiquer, antiques, antiquest, antiquey, antiquification, antiquify, antiquing, antiquist, antiquitarian, antiquitarianism, antiquitarians, antiquities, antiquity, antiquization, antiquize, antiquous, antumbra, nonantique, pseudoantique, subantique, unanticipated, unantique
Notes
pronounced final <e> when Ante
antic and antique are doublets
Modern Base Analysis
<Antiquite> denoting antiquity
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal constructions -itarian
from antiquity (<Ant + -ique -i- + -ty>), from Latin antīquitās
antiquitarian, antiquitarianism, antiquitarians
