Where does “antigüedad” come from?
antigüedad (Spanish) comes from Spanish Antiguo, from Old Spanish antigo, from Latin antīquus, 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.
antigüedad (Spanish): age, antiquity
Definitions
- age, antiquity
Ancestry of “antigüedad”, step by step
antigüedad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Antiguo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Antiguo | old, former, erstwhile, quondam, one-time, onetime |
| 2 | Old Spanish | antigo | — |
| 3 | Latin | antīquus | old, ancient |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | 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 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |