Where does “ultravirtuous” come from?
ultravirtuous (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultravirtuous (English): extremely virtuous
Ancestry of “ultravirtuous”, step by step
ultravirtuous 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 virtuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | virtuous | Full of virtue, having excellent moral character |
| 2 | Middle English | vertuous | Virtuous; morally correct, righteous or good;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | vertuous | — |