Where does “sublimité” come from?
sublimité (French) comes from French sublime, from Middle French sublime, from Latin sublimus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sublimité (French): sublimity
Definitions
- sublimity
Ancestry of “sublimité”, step by step
sublimité traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sublime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sublime | sublime, extraordinary; inflection of... |
| 2 | Middle French | sublime | sublime (noble, majestic, magnificent, etc.) |
| 3 | Latin | sublimus | high, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Latin sublimitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sublimitas | height, loftiness; sublimity |
| 2 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 3 | Pali | -tā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tweh₂ | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ | — |