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
Words derived from “ultra”
- ultramodern
- ultrametric
- ultrasonication
- ultraorthodox
- ultraism
- ultrawideband
- ultrarelativistic
- ultrafilter
- ultramicrotome
- ultracapacitor
- ultrafeminine
- ultramasculine
- ultraprecision
- ultraright
- ultralong
- ultradeep
- ultraconserved
- ultramicrotomy
- ultranationalistic
- ultrafashionable
- ultralarge
- ultraradical
- ultrareligious
- ultraconservatism