Where does “ultrarefined” come from?
ultrarefined (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultrarefined (English): Extremely refined
Ancestry of “ultrarefined”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ultra | Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;... |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | — |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |