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Etymology Dictionary
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Origin of the word ANTIC. Etymology of the word
ANTIC.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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ANTIC,
fanciful, odd; as sb., a trick. (F.,—L.) Orig. an
adjective, and a mere doublet of antique. Hall, Henry VIII,
an. 12, speaks of a fountain 'ingrayled with anticke workes;' and
similarly Spenser, F. Q. iii. 11. 51, speaks of gold 'Wrought with wilde antickes,
which their follies played In the rich metall as they living were.'—F. antique,
old. Cotgrave gives, s.v. Antique, 'taillé à antiques, cut
with anticks, or with antick-works.'—Lat. antiquus, old; also spelt
anticus, which form is imitated in the English. See Antique.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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