Where does “thithermost” come from?
thithermost (English) comes from English -most, from Middle English -most, from Old English -mest, from Proto-Germanic *-umistaz.
thithermost (English): Of or pertaining to the most distant point from...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the most distant point from...
Ancestry of “thithermost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -most | Furthest; -est; "used to form superlatives of... |
| 2 | Middle English | -most | — |
| 3 | Old English | -mest | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-umistaz | — |