Where does “Ancien Régime” come from?
Ancien Régime (English) comes from French Ancien Régime, from French ancien, from Middle French ancien, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin anteanus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancien Régime (English): The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789
Definitions
- The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789
Ancestry of “Ancien Régime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Ancien Régime | Ancien Régime |
| 2 | French | ancien | old, former, ex-; ancient |
| 3 | Middle French | ancien | old; previous; former |
| 4 | Old French | ancien | old; ancient |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | anteanus | old, ancient |
| 6 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |