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.
Ancestry of “Ancien Régime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | 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 | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |