Where does “superlative” come from?
superlative (French) comes from French superlatif, from Old French superlatif, from Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
superlative (French): feminine singular of superlatif
Definitions
- feminine singular of superlatif
Ancestry of “superlative”, step by step