Ante- ::
Ante- () A Latin
preposition and
prefix; akin to Gr.
'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in
comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in
comp.: cf.
Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in
comp.). The Latin ante is
generally used in the sense of
before, in
regard to
position, order, or time, and the Gr.
'anti` in that of
opposite, or in the place of..