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Where does “ultramasculinity” come from?

ultramasculinity (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ultramasculinity (English): Extreme masculinity

Definitions

  1. Extreme masculinity

Ancestry of “ultramasculinity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultraExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
2Latinultrā—
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-ā—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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