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