English
ancientness
From ancient + -ness.
A compound of ancient + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘front’
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Latin ante ‘before’
Vulgar Latin *anteānus
Old French ancien
Middle English auncyen
English ancient
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being ancient.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ancientness