Where does “antic” come from?
Antic comes from Latin antīcus, meaning "ancient" or "former," derived from Latin ante meaning "before," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti meaning "opposite" or "facing."
antic (English): Playful, funny, absurd; Grotesque, incongruous;...
Definitions
- Playful, funny, absurd; Grotesque, incongruous;...
Ancestry of “antic”, step by step
antic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anticipation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anticipation | The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or... |
| 2 | Latin | anticipatio | preconception; anticipation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόληψις | preconception, mental picture; taking beforehand;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προλαμβάνω | take beforehand, anticipate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian antico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | antico | ancient |
| 2 | Latin | anticus | in front, foremost, anterior |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |