Where does “ansiyanidad” come from?
ansiyanidad (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ancianidad, from Spanish anciano, from Old French ancien, 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.
ansiyanidad (Tagalog): old age
Definitions
- old age
Ancestry of “ansiyanidad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ancianidad | old age |
| 2 | Spanish | anciano | elderly; ancient; elderly person |
| 3 | Old French | ancien | old; ancient |
| 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 | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |