Where does “antiek” come from?
antiek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch antiek, from Middle French antique, from Old French antic, from Latin antīquus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antiek (Afrikaans): antique
Ancestry of “antiek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | antiek | antique; antiques |
| 2 | Middle French | antique | — |
| 3 | Old French | antic | ancient; very old |
| 4 | Latin | antīquus | — |
| 5 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |