Where does “antikvaĵisto” come from?
antikvaĵisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto antikvaĵo, from Esperanto antikva, from English antique, from French antique, from Old French antique, from Old French antic, from Latin antīquus, from Latin ante — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antikvaĵisto (Esperanto): antique dealer
Definitions
- antique dealer
Ancestry of “antikvaĵisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | antikvaĵo | antique |
| 2 | Esperanto | antikva | antique, ancient |
| 3 | English | antique | Having existed in ancient times, descended from... |
| 4 | French | antique | ancient; relating to the Antiquity |
| 5 | Old French | antique | — |
| 6 | Old French | antic | ancient; very old |
| 7 | Latin | antīquus | old, ancient |
| 8 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |