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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

  1. ulterior; following; later on

Ancestry of “ultérieur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulteriorfurther away
2Latin-ior"third declension"; forms adjectives’ comparative...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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