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

  1. Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...

Ancestry of “ultra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinultrābeyond
2Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
3Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

Words derived from “ultra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂