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Appendix:Variations of "most" English Etymology en :inh enm:-most<ety:from<-mest<ety:inh<ang:-mest>>>:influence<enm:<ety:inh<ang:mǣst<id:degree>>>>> 1 From en enm -most -most(e), from earlier enm -mest, from en ang -mest -(e)mest, from en gem-pro *-umistaz, from the comparative suffix gem-pro *-umô (from en ine-pro *-mHo-) + the regular superlative suffix gem-pro *-istaz (whence en -est). The enm - form is due to conflation with the originally unrelated superlative en most. See en foremost for more. Pronunciation en /ˌməʊst/ secondary stress; primary stress is on the stem Suffix Furthest; -est; used to form superlatives of certain adjectives, especially directional and inherently-comparative ones. en eastern easternmost en nether nethermost Usage notes Productivity (linguistics) Productivity of the suffix is limited in contemporary English. Coordinate terms en -more Derived terms en en eldermost en nearmost See also en secondmost variant spelling of en second most Anagrams en most smot TMOs MTSO mots MOTs SOTM toms Toms