Where does “ultracautious” come from?
ultracautious (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultracautious (English): Extremely cautious
Ancestry of “ultracautious”, step by step
ultracautious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ultra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ultra | Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;... |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English cautious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cautious | careful; using or exercising caution; tentative |
| 2 | English | caution | Precept or warning against evil or danger of any... |