Where does “sublimer” come from?

sublimer (German) comes from German sublim, from Latin sublīmis, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sublimer (German): comparative degree of sublim

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of sublim

Ancestry of “sublimer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansublimsublime
2Latinsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →