Where does “ultracooled” come from?
ultracooled (English) comes from English cooled, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
ultracooled (English): Cooled to a very low temperature
Definitions
- Cooled to a very low temperature
Ancestry of “ultracooled”, step by step
ultracooled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cooled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cooled | simple past tense and past participle of cool;... |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |