Where does “ultrabold” come from?

ultrabold (English) comes from English bold, from Middle English bold, from Old English bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ultrabold (English): Bolder than a typical bold typeface

Definitions

  1. Bolder than a typical bold typeface

Ancestry of “ultrabold”, step by step

ultrabold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboldA dwelling; habitation; building; Courageous,...
2Middle Englishbold
3Old EnglishbaldAlternative form of beald
4Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
5Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via English ultra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultraExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
2Latinultrābeyond
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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