Where does “ultrafrivolous” come from?
ultrafrivolous (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultrafrivolous (English): extremely frivolous
Ancestry of “ultrafrivolous”, step by step
ultrafrivolous 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 frivolous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | frivolous | Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in... |
| 2 | Latin | frīvolus | silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreyH- | to cut |