-most
English
Etymology
From Middle English -most, -moste, -mest, from Old English -mest, conflated with most; from Proto-Germanic *-umistaz, from the comparative suffix *-umô + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (English -est); *-umô in turn is from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-. See foremost for more.
Suffix
-most
Usage notes
- No longer productive in contemporary English.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
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- eldermost
- nearmost
- second-most
- tenth-most
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