Where does “ultimo” come from?
Ultimo comes from Italian ultimo, from Latin ultimus meaning "farthest," derived from Latin ulter meaning "beyond," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-.
ultimo (English): On the last day; Of last month; = ultimum
Definitions
- On the last day; Of last month; = ultimum
Ancestry of “ultimo”, step by step
ultimo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ultimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ultimo | last; recent, current; pertaining to last month |
| 2 | Latin | ultimus | last, final; furthest, farthest |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *oltm̥mos | last |
via Latin ultimō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ultimō | to come to an end, be at the last |
| 2 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Spanish último
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | último | final; last; latest; most recent |