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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word ANTIQUE.  Etymology of the word ANTIQUE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893.

 

ANTIQUE,  old.  (F.,—L.)   Shak. has 'the antique world;' As You Like It, ii. 3. 57.—F. antique; Cot.—Lat. antiquus, old; also spelt anticus, and formed with suffix -icus from ante-, before, just as Lat. posticus, behind, is formed from post, after.   See Ante-.   Der. antiqu-it-y, antiqu-ate, antiqu-at-ed, antiqu-ar-y, antiqu-ar-i-an, antiqu-ar-i-an-ism.   Antique is a doublet of antic, which follows the spelling of the Lat. anticus.   See Antic.

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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

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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