Where does “antiquitist” come from?
antiquitist (English) comes from English antiquity, from Middle English antiquyte, from Old French antiquité, from Latin antiquitas, from Latin antīquus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “antiquitist”, step by step
antiquitist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antiquity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antiquity | Ancient times; faraway history; former ages; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | antiquyte | Antiquity; former ages or times; The length of... |
| 3 | Old French | antiquité | — |
| 4 | Latin | antiquitas | antiquity; the good old days; the ancients |
| 5 | Latin | antīquus | 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 | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |