[əˈβans], [əˈbans], [aˈbans]
OrigenInherited from Old Catalan abants, from Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Compare Occitan abans.
- before (earlier than in time)
- before (in front of)