Where does “sublim” come from?

sublim (Catalan) comes from Latin sublīmis, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sublim (Catalan): sublime

Definitions

  1. sublime

Ancestry of “sublim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →