Where does “Antik-Uhr” come from?
Antik-Uhr (German) comes from German antik, 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.
Antik-Uhr (German): antique clock
Definitions
- antique clock
Ancestry of “Antik-Uhr”, step by step
Antik-Uhr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German antik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | antik | of the age of Antiquity; Greek, Roman, etc;... |
| 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 German uhr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 3 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |