Where does “ulterior” come from?
Ulterior comes from Latin ulterior, from Latin ulter, from Latin uls, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-, with the comparative suffix Proto-Indo-European -yoss.
ulterior (English): Situated beyond, or on the farther side; Beyond...
Definitions
- Situated beyond, or on the farther side; Beyond...
Ancestry of “ulterior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ulterior | further away |
| 2 | Latin | -ior | "third declension"; forms adjectives’ comparative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “ulterior”