Old French ancien

← Old French ains (mention)

← Old French ainz (mention)

← Latin *anteanus (mention)

← Latin *antianu (mention)

← Latin ante (derived)

→ English ancient (derived)

→ Spanish anciano (borrowed)

→ French ancien (inherited)

→ Middle French ancien (inherited)

→ Galician ancián (borrowed)

→ Italian anziano (borrowed)

→ Norman ancien (inherited)