Where does “summum bonum” come from?

summum bonum (Latin) comes from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

summum bonum (Latin): The highest good; an ultimate goal of human...

Definitions

  1. The highest good; an ultimate goal of human...

Ancestry of “summum bonum”, step by step

summum bonum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin summus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
2Proto-Italicsupemos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Latin bonum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonumnominative neuter singular of bonus; accusative...
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “summum bonum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s →