advantage

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Têgeh

avantaj

biserketin

fêde

kelk

mifa

qazanc

sûde

قازانج

سوود

Pircarînî

B1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.

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