paramount

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*men-“to stand out, tower”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂éd“at; to”
3. Latin · derived fromad montem“to the mountain; upward”
4. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*per-“to go through; to carry forth, fare”
5. Latin · derived fromper“by means of, through”
6. Old French · derived frompar /per“by”
7. Anglo-Norman · derived fromparamont /paramount“paramount, pre-eminent; above”
8. English todayparamount

PIE word *h₂éd From Anglo-Norman paramont /paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par /per (“by”) + amont /amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)).

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