Where does “ultravivid” come from?

ultravivid (English) comes from English vivid, from Latin vīvidus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ultravivid (English): Extraordinarily vivid; of utmost vividness or vividity

Definitions

  1. Extraordinarily vivid; of utmost vividness or vividity

Ancestry of “ultravivid”, step by step

ultravivid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vivid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvividClear, detailed or powerful; Bright, intense or...
2Latinvīvidusalive, animated
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via English ultra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultraExtreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;...
2Latinultrābeyond
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-