Where does “ultimatum” come from?
ultimatum (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian ультима́тум, from Latin ultimatum, from Latin ultimatus, from Latin ultimus, from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos — last.
ultimatum (Crimean Tatar): ultimatum
Definitions
- ultimatum
Ancestry of “ultimatum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ультима́тум | ultimatum |
| 2 | Latin | ultimatum | accusative supine of ultimō |
| 3 | Latin | ultimatus | done, finished |
| 4 | Latin | ultimus | last, final; furthest, farthest |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *oltm̥mos | last |