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Where does “ultimity” come from?

ultimity (English) comes from Latin ultimatus, from Latin ultimus, from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos.

ultimity (English): The last stage or consequence; finality

Definitions

  1. The last stage or consequence; finality

Ancestry of “ultimity”, step by step

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