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Merriam Webster's

prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front of; akin to Old English and- against, Greek anti before, against — more at end 1. a. prior ; earlier <antedate> b. anterior ; forward <anteroom> 2. prior to ; earlier than <antediluvian>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prefix forming nouns and adjectives meaning 'before, preceding' (ante-room; antenatal; ante-post). Etymology: L ante (prep. & adv.), = before

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ante- An"te- ([a^]n"t[-e]-). 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.