Where does “antichità” come from?
antichità (Italian) comes from Italian antico, from Latin anticus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antichità (Italian): antiquity; antique
Definitions
- antiquity; antique
Ancestry of “antichità”, step by step
antichità traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian antico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | antico | ancient |
| 2 | Latin | anticus | in front, foremost, anterior |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Latin antiquitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | antiquitas | antiquity; the good old days; the ancients |
| 2 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 3 | Pali | -tā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tweh₂ | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ | — |