Where does “eminenti” come from?

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

eminenti (Maltese): eminent

Definitions

  1. eminent

Ancestry of “eminenti”, 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-
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