Where does “éminence” come from?
éminence (French) comes from Latin eminentia, from Latin eminens, from Latin ēmineō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
éminence (French): importance, notoriety; eminence; beacon; a place...
Definitions
- importance, notoriety; eminence; beacon; a place...
Ancestry of “éminence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | eminentia | prominence, protuberance; eminence, excellence;... |
| 2 | Latin | eminens | eminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;... |
| 3 | Latin | ēmineō | to stand out, project, protrude |
| 4 | Latin | ē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
Words derived from “éminence”