anterior
adjective
[ anˈtɪərɪə ]
• nearer the front, especially in the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart.
• "the veins anterior to the heart"
• coming before in time; earlier.
• "an incident anterior to her troubles"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante ‘before’.
