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

  1. To change state from a solid to a gas without...

Ancestry of “sublimate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublimatusraised, elevated; soared
2LatinsublimoI raise or elevate; I soar; dative/ablative...
3Latinsublimushigh, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sublimate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →