Where does “anticky” come from?
anticky (English) comes from English antic, from English anticipation, from Latin anticipatio, from Ancient Greek πρόληψις, from Ancient Greek προλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
anticky (English): Given to antics; clownish; playful
Definitions
- Given to antics; clownish; playful
Ancestry of “anticky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | antic | Playful, funny, absurd; Grotesque, incongruous;... |
| 2 | English | anticipation | The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or... |
| 3 | Latin | anticipatio | preconception; anticipation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρόληψις | preconception, mental picture; taking beforehand;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προλαμβάνω | take beforehand, anticipate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |