archaism
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
- (countable, uncountable) An archaic word, style, etc.
Sinonieme
obsolete word
pseudoclassicism
ancient custom
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm/
Etimologie (Engels)
17th century, from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).
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