Where does “anciennement” come from?
anciennement (Norman) comes from Norman ancienne, from Norman ancien, from Old French anciien, from Vulgar Latin anteanus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “anciennement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | ancienne | feminine singular of ancien; ancient |
| 2 | Norman | ancien | ancient |
| 3 | Old French | anciien | — |
| 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 | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |