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Where does “ultramundane” come from?

ultramundane (English) comes from Late Latin ultramundanus, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ultramundane (English): extraordinary; abnormal; extraterrestrial;...

Definitions

  1. extraordinary; abnormal; extraterrestrial;...

Ancestry of “ultramundane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinultramundanusThat is beyond the world; ultramundane
2Latinultrā—
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-ā—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →