anzi

See also: Anzi, ànzi, and ànzì

Italian

Etymology

From Latin antea, with the -i under influence of Italian anti (“before, in front of”) (from Latin ante) or from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *anteis (from Latin ante + eis).[1], or from a Vulgar Latin *antius, as a neuter comparative of ante. Compare Old French ains, Catalan ans. See also anziano.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈan.t͡si/

Interjection

anzi

  1. on the contrary
  2. or rather; or better still; or better yet; or even.

References
  1. Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headwords anzi and anti
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