Where does “antiquous” come from?
antiquous (English) comes from English antique, from French antique, from Old French antique, from Old French antic, from Latin antīquus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antiquous (English): Having the characteristics of antiquity, without necessarily being ancient
Definitions
- Having the characteristics of antiquity, without necessarily being ancient
Ancestry of “antiquous”, step by step
antiquous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antique | Having existed in ancient times, descended from... |
| 2 | French | antique | ancient; relating to the Antiquity |
| 3 | Old French | antique | — |
| 4 | Old French | antic | ancient; very old |
| 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 ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |