Where does “eminent” come from?
Eminent comes from Middle French éminent, from Latin eminens, the present participle of emineo, composed of the prefix ex- and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
eminent (English): high, lofty; noteworthy, remarkable, great;...
Definitions
- high, lofty; noteworthy, remarkable, great;...
Ancestry of “eminent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | éminent | — |
| 2 | Latin | eminens | eminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;... |
| 3 | Latin | ēmineō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
Words derived from “eminent”