英语词汇supreme的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	supreme
词源	supreme adj. 1520s, from French suprême (15c.) and directly from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (from PIE root uper "over"). Supreme Being* "God" first attested 1690s; Supreme Court is from 1689. Entries linking to supreme *uper Proto-Indo-European root meaning "over." It forms all or part of: hyper-; insuperable; over; over-; sirloin; somersault; soprano; soubrette; sovereign; sum; summit; super-; superable; superb; superior; supernal; supra-; supreme; sur-. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit upari, Avestan upairi "over, above, beyond;" Greek hyper, Latin super "above, over;" Old English ofer "over," German über, Gothic ufaro "over, across;" Gaulish ver-, Old Irish for. supremacy n. 1540s, from supreme + -acy, or from Latin supremitatem (nominative supremitas). Supremity in same sense is from 1530s. supremist n. 1640s, "one who holds supreme authority," from supreme + -ist. updated on December 07, 2020
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supreme adj.