*ant-

The core idea of this root was:

the front, the forehead, “what lies ahead”

It’s the origin of end, until and answer. It’s also the origin of anti- (originally about facing), ad- (“directed at”)and un- (in its sense of reversal). And most importantly, it’s the origin of antler, which most likely was cornu *antoculare – horn in ahead of eyes.

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Here’s an (incomplete) list of English family members:

• end
• until
• along
• anti
• anticipate
• advance
• advantage
• answer (“swearing back at”)
• avant-garde
• anterior

and

• the GOAT: antler