Where does “ultérieur” come from?
ultérieur (French) comes from Latin ulterior, from Latin -ior, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ultérieur (French): ulterior; following; later on
Definitions
- ulterior; following; later on
Ancestry of “ultérieur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ulterior | further away |
| 2 | Latin | -ior | "third declension"; forms adjectives’ comparative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |