antes

earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time); soon (in certain phrases); ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de); once, formerly (in the past); first (before a condition is fulfilled)

“poco antes” — shortly before

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)

“antes de 1910” — before 1910

Related: antes bien, antes de anoche, antes de ayer, antes de Cristo, antes de darte cuenta, antes que te des cuenta, antes de nada, antes de tiempo, antes del anochecer, antes del día

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.