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.