anteriormente

/anˌteɾjoɾˈmente/ · B1 · adv

previously

anterior (earlier, before) + -mente (-ly) = previously

From Latin anterior, meaning the one in front or before. Spanish adds -mente to an adjective to make an adverb, much like English -ly. English has the same root in anterior and in ante-, as in antecedent.

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