Where does “ultraevangelical” come from?

ultraevangelical (English) comes from English evangelical, from English evangelic, from Latin evangelicus, from Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.

ultraevangelical (English): extremely evangelical

Definitions

  1. extremely evangelical

Ancestry of “ultraevangelical”, step by step

ultraevangelical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English evangelical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevangelicalPertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the...
2Englishevangelicevangelical
3Latinevangelicusevangelical
4Latinēvangeliumgood news
5Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιονa reward for good news; good news; gospel
6Ancient Greekεὐάγγελοςbringing good news
7Ancient Greekἀγγέλλωto carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report
8Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
9Old Norseengillangel
10Old Saxonengilangel
11Proto-West Germanicangilangel
12Latinangelusangel; messenger

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 Latin angelus