Where does “sublime” come from?
sublime (French) comes from Middle French sublime, from Latin sublimus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sublime (French): sublime, extraordinary; inflection of...
Definitions
- sublime, extraordinary; inflection of...
Ancestry of “sublime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sublime | sublime |
| 2 | Latin | sublimus | high, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sublime”