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Where does “ultrapowerful” come from?

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

ultrapowerful (English): Extremely or exceedingly powerful; having, or...

Definitions

  1. Extremely or exceedingly powerful; having, or...

Ancestry of “ultrapowerful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishultra-Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in...
2EnglishultraExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
3Latinultrā—
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-Italic-ā—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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