Where does “ultimatum” come from?

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

ultimatum (New Latin): accusative supine of ultimō

Definitions

  1. accusative supine of ultimō

Ancestry of “ultimatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinultimarepresent active infinitive of ultimō;...
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 Medieval Latin ultimare →