Where does “ultimatum” come from?

ultimatum (Latin) comes from Latin ultimatus, from Latin ultimus, from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos — last.

ultimatum (Latin): accusative supine of ultimō

Definitions

  1. accusative supine of ultimō

Ancestry of “ultimatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinultimatusdone, finished
2Latinultimuslast, final; furthest, farthest
3Proto-Italic*oltm̥moslast

Words derived from “ultimatum”

Every word from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos →Every word from Latin ultimus →Every word from Latin ultimatus →