LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

antīquitus

antīquitus (not comparable)
Classical[anˈtiː.kʷɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[anˈtiː.kʷi.tus]

Meaning

  1. not comparableformerly
  2. not comparablein olden times
  3. not comparablelong ago

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

antīquĭtŭs, adv., v. antiquus
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s
  6. Latinantīquitus

Latin -tus Latin antīquitus From antīquus + -tus.

Quick answers

What does antīquitus mean in Latin?
antīquitus, a adverb, means “formerly; in olden times; long ago”.
How do you pronounce antīquitus?
In classical Latin, [anˈtiː.kʷɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈtiː.kʷi.tus].
Where does antīquitus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s → Latin antīquitus.