Where does “ancien” come from?

ancien (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin anteanus, 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.

ancien (Old French): old; ancient

Definitions

  1. old; ancient

Ancestry of “ancien”, step by step

ancien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin anteanus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinanteanusold, ancient
2Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
3Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Latin antianus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantianusformer

Words derived from “ancien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κλίσις →