Etymology

inmost

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Today it means: That which is inmost; the core. Full definition →

Middle English inmost ← Old English innemest
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  1. Old English · inherited frominnemest
  2. Middle English · inherited frominmost
  3. English todayinmost

From Middle English inmost, from Old English innemest, a double superlative form from inne (“within”), from in (“in”). The modern form is due to confusion with most.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishinnemest all →

innermost

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.