Where does “ultrafamiliar” come from?
ultrafamiliar (English) comes from English familiar, from Latin familiaris, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
ultrafamiliar (English): extremely familiar; particularly familiar
Definitions
- extremely familiar; particularly familiar
Ancestry of “ultrafamiliar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | familiar | Known to one, or generally known; commonplace;... |
| 2 | Latin | familiaris | of or pertaining to servants; of or pertaining to... |
| 3 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 4 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |