Where does “ultralenient” come from?

ultralenient (English) comes from English lenient, from Middle French lénient, from Latin lēniens, from Latin lēniō, from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

ultralenient (English): extremely lenient

Definitions

  1. extremely lenient

Ancestry of “ultralenient”, step by step

ultralenient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lenient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlenientLax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or...
2Middle Frenchlénient—
3Latinlēnienssoftening
4Latinlēniōto soften, soothe
5Latinlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

via English ultra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultraExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
2Latinultrābeyond
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Latin lēnis →Every word from Latin lēniō →