Antécédent

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 vorher eingetroffen , 🇪🇸 que llegó antes , 🇮🇹 arrivato prima , 🇵🇹 chegou antes , 🇨🇳 前项 , 🇯🇵 先行するもの , 🇰🇷 전행사 , 🇸🇦 مسبق , 🇮🇳 पहले आया हुआ

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Etymology

The noun *antécédent* derives from Late Latin *antecedens*, the present participle of *antecedere* – “to go before,” a compound of *ante* (“before”) and *cedere* (“to go”). It entered Old French in the 12th‑13th centuries as *antecedent*, with the acute accent on the “e” added later to indicate the stressed syllable in French. Its spelling and sense have remained essentially unchanged since the Middle Ages, preserving the idea of something that precedes or comes earlier.

Synonyms

passé antériorité précédent précurseur historique contexte

Antonyms

successeur postérieur futur prochain