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Where does “ultrahigh” come from?

Ultrahigh comes from English ultra combined with high, where ultra derives from Latin ultra meaning "beyond," from the comparative suffix -ter, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots expressing elevation and distance.

ultrahigh (English): Alternative spelling of ultra-high

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ultra-high

Ancestry of “ultrahigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
2Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
3Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
4Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
5Proto-West Germanichaimhome
6Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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