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“uppermost” in Latin
superusabove, upper, higherprīmusfirst, early; chief, principal; most excellent, eminent; distinguished, noble; the first part of; the entrance, extremitloquorto say, speak, tell, talk, utter; to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someo
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uppermost
summus (supremus, mostly of what is above us, in the air, heaven, etc.): primus (first, in order, rank). To say whatever comes uppermost, loquor, quod in solum, ut dicitur (Cic.), or quod in buccam venit (Varr., ap. Non., Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uppermost?
- The usual Latin words for “uppermost” are superus, prīmus, loquor. 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.