inmost
noun
Also a form of inner innermost
Forms inmosts innermost
- noun That which is inmost; the core.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English inmost, from Old English innemest, a double superlative form from inne (“within”), from in (“in”). The modern form is due to confusion with most.
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form is due to confusion with most. See In, and cf. Aftermost, Foremost, Innermost.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inmost”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details