Where does “sublimate” come from?
Sublimate derives from Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimo, from sublimus meaning "high or lofty," composed of sub "under" and limen "threshold," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sublimate (English): To change state from a solid to a gas without...
Definitions
- To change state from a solid to a gas without...
Ancestry of “sublimate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sublimatus | raised, elevated; soared |
| 2 | Latin | sublimo | I raise or elevate; I soar; dative/ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | sublimus | high, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sublimate”