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