Where does “ultraripe” come from?

ultraripe (English) comes from English ripe, from English rife, from Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, from Proto-Germanic rībaz, from Proto-Indo-European reyp- — to tear , rip.

ultraripe (English): Extremely ripe

Definitions

  1. Extremely ripe

Ancestry of “ultraripe”, step by step

ultraripe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ripe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishripeReady for reaping or gathering; having attained...
2EnglishrifeWidespread, common, prevalent, current;...
3Middle Englishrife—
4Old Englishrīfe—
5Proto-Germanicrībazgenerous; abundant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreyp-to tear , rip

via English ultra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultraExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
2Latinultrābeyond
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rībaz →Every word from Old English rīfe →