Where does “sublime” come from?
Sublime comes from Middle French sublime, from Latin sublimus, combining Latin sub and Latin limen, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European upo.
sublime (English): To sublimate; To raise on high; To exalt; to...
Definitions
- To sublimate; To raise on high; To exalt; to...
Ancestry of “sublime”, step by step
sublime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sublimen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sublimen | — |
| 2 | Middle French | sublimer | — |
| 3 | Latin | sublimo | I raise or elevate; I soar; dative/ablative... |
| 4 | Latin | sublimus | high, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Middle French sublime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sublime | sublime (noble, majestic, magnificent, etc.) |
| 2 | Latin | sublīmis | uplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime |
Words derived from “sublime”