Where does “ultimatum” come from?

Ultimatum comes from Latin ultimatus, the past participle of ultimare, derived from Latin ultimus meaning "farthest" or "last," itself from Latin ulter meaning "beyond," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- meaning "to go beyond."

ultimatum (English): A final statement of terms or conditions made by...

Definitions

  1. A final statement of terms or conditions made by...

Ancestry of “ultimatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinultimatusdone, finished
2Latinultimuslast, final; furthest, farthest
3Proto-Italic*oltm̥moslast

Words derived from “ultimatum”

Every word from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos →Every word from Latin ultimus →Every word from Latin ultimatus →