Where does “ultrasilent” come from?
ultrasilent (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultrasilent (English): Exceptionally silent; of utmost silence
Definitions
- Exceptionally silent; of utmost silence
Ancestry of “ultrasilent”, step by step
ultrasilent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ultra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ultra | Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;... |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English silent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | silent | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still;... |
| 2 | Latin | silens | resting, ceasing, remaining silent |
| 3 | Latin | sileō | to be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyl- | still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent |