Where does “sublime” come from?

sublime (Middle French) comes from Latin sublimus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sublime (Middle French): sublime (noble, majestic, magnificent, etc.)

Definitions

  1. sublime (noble, majestic, magnificent, etc.)

Ancestry of “sublime”, step by step

sublime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sublimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublimushigh, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Latin sublīmis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime

Words derived from “sublime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →