Where does “ancienty” come from?
ancienty (English) comes from Middle French ancienneté, from Old French ancienete, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin anteanus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
ancienty (English): age; antiquity; seniority
Definitions
- age; antiquity; seniority
Ancestry of “ancienty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ancienneté | — |
| 2 | Old French | ancienete | — |
| 3 | Old French | ancien | old; ancient |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | anteanus | old, ancient |
| 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 | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |