Where does “summity” come from?

summity (English) comes from Latin summitas, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

summity (English): The height or top of anything; The utmost degree;...

Definitions

  1. The height or top of anything; The utmost degree;...

Ancestry of “summity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsummitasThe highest part of something; height, top,...
2Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
3Proto-Italicsupemos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s →
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