Where does “preeminenza” come from?

preeminenza (Italian) comes from Italian eminenza, from Latin eminentia, from Latin eminens, from Latin ēmineō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

Ancestry of “preeminenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeminenzadistinction, eminence, preeminence
2Latineminentiaprominence, protuberance; eminence, excellence;...
3Latineminenseminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;...
4Latinēmineōto stand out, project, protrude
5Latinē-
6Latinēx-out, away
7Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-
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