Where does “ultra” come from?
Ultra comes from Latin ultra, derived from the Latin comparative suffix -ter, which developed from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- meaning to go or move beyond.
ultra (English): Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
Definitions
- Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
Ancestry of “ultra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ultrā | — |
| 2 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “ultra”