antecedent
/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/
a thing that existed before or precedes another
antecedent in a sentence
“The antecedent events leading to the war were complex.”
Origin of antecedent
Latin antecedere to go before (ante before + cedere to go)
Related Words
subsequent
coming after something in time; following
concurrent
existing, happening, or done at the same time
synchronous
existing or occurring at the same time
anachronistic
belonging to a period other than that portrayed
antediluvian
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned
primordial
existing at or from the beginning of time