Where does “ancien français” come from?
ancien français (French) comes from French Français, from Middle French françois, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
ancien français (French): Old French
Definitions
- Old French
Ancestry of “ancien français”, step by step
ancien français traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Français
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Français | Frenchman; Anybody with French ancestry or who is... |
| 2 | Middle French | françois | Alternative form of françoys |
| 3 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 4 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via French ancien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ancien | old, former, ex-; ancient |
| 2 | Middle French | ancien | old; previous; former |
| 3 | Old French | ancien | old; ancient |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | anteanus | old, ancient |
| 5 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |