Where does “ultramontan” come from?
ultramontan (German) comes from German ultra-, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultramontan (German): ultramontane
Ancestry of “ultramontan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | ultra- | — |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | — |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |