backmost

backmost

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English back
Proto-Germanic *-umô
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *-tHós
Proto-Indo-European *-istHos
Proto-Germanic *-istaz
Proto-Germanic *-umistaz
Old English -mest
Middle English -mest
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Middle English [Term?]influ.
Middle English -most
English -most
English backmost

    From back + -most.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbækˌmoʊst/

    Adjective

    backmost (not comparable)

    1. farthest back
      • 1922, Thomas Hardy, Late Lyrics and Earlier
        This [hobby] was to delve at whiles for easel-lumber, / Stowed in the backmost slums of a soon-reached city, / Merely on chance to uncloak some worthy canvas, […]
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