Hyphenation
an·te·ced·entsTurkish pronunciation
äntîsidıntsPronunciation
/ˌantəˈsēdənts/ /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts/
Etymology
[ "an-t&-'sE-d& ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Medieval Latin and Latin; Medieval Latin antecedent-, antecedens, from Latin, what precedes, from neuter of antecedent-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before, from ante- + cedere to go.