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Where does “antiquarian” come from?

Antiquarian derives from Latin antiquarius, from Latin antiquus meaning "ancient," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "front" or "facing."

antiquarian (English): Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; A...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; A...

Ancestry of “antiquarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiquaryA person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects...
2Latinantiquariusancient, antique; antiquarian, antiquary
3Latinantīquus—
4Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
5Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “antiquarian”

  • antiquarianism
  • antiquarianize
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