Where does “sublime” come from?

sublime (Spanish) comes from Latin sublīmis, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sublime (Spanish): sublime

Definitions

  1. sublime

Ancestry of “sublime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sublime”

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