cis

Meaning

1. (with-accusative) on or to this or the near side of; short of
2. (with-accusative) before

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɪs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ki, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”).
Cognate with ce-dō, hi-c, ec-ce, Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, “that”), Old Irish cē (“here”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 (himma, “to this”). More at he, here.
The accusative could be from either the adverbial derivation, a metaphor like in post and ante, or analogy with trāns.