Where does “Eminenz” come from?

Eminenz (German) comes from Latin eminentia, from Latin eminens, from Latin ēmineō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

Eminenz (German): eminence; Eminence

Definitions

  1. eminence; Eminence

Ancestry of “Eminenz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineminentiaprominence, protuberance; eminence, excellence;...
2Latineminenseminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;...
3Latinēmineōto stand out, project, protrude
4Latinē-—
5Latinēx-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →