LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

antiānus

*antiānus (feminine *antiāna, neuter *antiānum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceadjectivereconstructionformer

Antĭānus, Antĭas, Antĭātīnus, v. Antium.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinantiānus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin *antiānus From ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix).

Unsorted
  • Italiananziano
  • Medieval Latinanciānus
  • Old Galician-Portugueseançião
  • Old Spanishanciano
Elsewhere
  • Franco-Provençalancian
  • Old Frenchanciien
  • Old Occitanancian

Quick answers

What does antiānus mean in Latin?
antiānus, a adjective, means “former”.
Where does antiānus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antiānus.