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
Ancestry of “sublime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sublīmis | — |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sublime”