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Etymology
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Origin of the word
AFTERMOST. Etymology of the word
AFTERMOST.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AFTERMOST,
hindmost. (E.) 'The suffix -most in such words as utmost
is a double superlative ending, and not the word most'; Morris, Outlines
of Eng. Accidence, p. 110. M. E. eftemeste, Early Eng.
Homilies, ed. Morris, ii. 23.—A.S. æftemest, æftemyst, last, used by Ælfric (Bosworth). + Goth.
aftumists,
the last; also aftuma, the last, which is a shorter form, shewing that
aftum-ists is formed regularly by the use of the suffix -ists (E. -est).
¶
The division of aftuma is into af and -tuma (see explanation of
aft), where af
is the Goth. af, E. of, and -tuma is the same as the Lat. -tumus in O. Lat.
op-tumus,
best, and the Skt. -tama, the regular superl. termination answering to the
comparative -tara. Thus aftermost is for aftemost, i.e.
af-tem-ost,
double superl. of af = of, off. See Aft.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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