Where does “sopraeminente” come from?

sopraeminente (Italian) comes from Italian eminente, from Latin eminens, from Latin ēmineō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

Ancestry of “sopraeminente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeminentehigh, lofty; eminent, distinguished, outstanding,...
2Latineminenseminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;...
3Latinēmineōto stand out, project, protrude
4Latinē-—
5Latinēx-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin ē- →