English → Latin
“paramount” in Latin
superusabove, upper, higherpraecipuusparticular, special; distinguished, preeminentantīquusold, ancient; aged; time-honoured, bygonecūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrow
The English word paramount itself goes back to Latin per.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
paramount
summus; praecipuus: antiquissimus (e.g., cura). He considered it an object of paramount importance, nihil ei potius fuit, quam ut, etc.; nihil antiquius habuit, quam ut, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for paramount?
- The usual Latin words for “paramount” are superus, praecipuus, antīquus; also cūra. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.