Etymology

antique

an·tique
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Today it means: Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome. Full definition →

French antique ← Latin antiquus
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antique · adjective, noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromantiquus“former, earlier, ancient, old”
  2. French · borrowed fromantique“ancient, old”
  3. English todayantique

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.

Antique · proper noun2

  1. Hiligaynon · derived fromhantik
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAntique
  3. English todayAntique

From Spanish Antique, from Hiligaynon hantik.

Words from the same roots

Latinantiquus all →

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