Where does “éminent” come from?

éminent (Middle French) comes from Latin eminens, from Latin ēmineō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

Ancestry of “éminent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineminenseminent, distinguished, notable; lofty, towering;...
2Latinēmineōto stand out, project, protrude
3Latinē-—
4Latinēx-out, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “éminent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin ē- →