adelante
/adeˈlante/ · A1 · adv
go ahead
🚪 a + delante = to + the front: toward what lies ahead
Built from a (to) + delante (in front), itself from Latin de + in + ante (before). Said alone, ¡Adelante! means come in or go ahead: you are being waved to the front. Same ante as in English antecedent.