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Etymology of the English word antic

the English word antic
derived from the Italian word antico
derived from the Latin word antiquus (men of old, ancients, early authorities; old, ancient, aged)
derived from the Latin word ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ant-
derived from the Latin word Synthliboramphus
derived from the Greek word sunthlibo, συνθλίβω (to compress; crowd on all sides)
derived from the Greek word rhamphos, ῥάμϕος

Date

The earliest known usage of antic in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

anticly, anticked

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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