Where does “paramountness” come from?
paramountness (English) comes from English paramount, from Anglo-Norman paramont, from Old French par, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
paramountness (English): The quality of being paramount
Definitions
- The quality of being paramount
Ancestry of “paramountness”, step by step
paramountness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paramount
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paramount | Supreme; highest; chief; Of the highest... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | paramont | — |
| 3 | Old French | par | by; via; because of; due to; by |
| 4 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |