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Where does “ultramontane” come from?

ultramontane (English) comes from Middle French ultramontain, from Late Latin ultramontanus.

ultramontane (English): Respecting the supremacy of the Pope; From the...

Definitions

  1. Respecting the supremacy of the Pope; From the...

Ancestry of “ultramontane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchultramontain—
2Late Latinultramontanus—

Words derived from “ultramontane”

  • ultramontanism
  • ultramontanist
  • neo-ultramontanism
Every word from Late Latin ultramontanus →