Where does “éminent” come from?
éminent (French) comes from Latin eminens, from Latin ēmineō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
éminent (French): eminent; distinguished; noteworthy
Definitions
- eminent; distinguished; noteworthy
Ancestry of “éminent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | eminens | eminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;... |
| 2 | Latin | ēmineō | to stand out, project, protrude |
| 3 | Latin | ē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
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