古フランス語のparamont, over, beyond, from par, through, across, throughout, amont, above, on top of, 語源的にはmountain, 山と同じ。パラマウントはハリウッドの映画スタジオの名前。
英語の語源
paramount
paramount: see mountain
paramount (adj.)
1530s, from Anglo-French paramont, Old French paramont "above" (in place, order, degree), mid-14c., from Old French par "by," from Latin per "through, for, by" (see per (prep.)) + amont "up," from a mont "upward" (see amount (v.)). The whole from Latin per ad montem, literally "to the hill."
例文
1. She wrote to Paramount Studios and asked if they would audition her.