Where does “archaïsme” come from?
archaïsme (French) comes from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαΐζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
archaïsme (French): archaism
Ancestry of “archaïsme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | archaismus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαϊσμός | old-world charm; use of obsolete expressions,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαΐζω | I am old-fashioned, copy the ancients |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “archaïsme”