Where does “somete” come from?
somete (Middle English) comes from Middle French somete, from Old French somet, from Old French som, from Latin summum, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
Ancestry of “somete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | somete | — |
| 2 | Old French | somet | — |
| 3 | Old French | som | highest part, top of a hill |
| 4 | Latin | summum | top; summit; nominative neuter singular of summus |
| 5 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |