ultra-
English
/ˈʌltɹə/
prefix
Definitions
- Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.
- Beyond, on the far side of, as in ultraviolet.
- Beyond, outside of, as in ultrasonic.
- Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (beyond).
Origin
Latin
ultrā
Gloss
beyond
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ultrāgium Latin
- ultrā Latin
- oltremondano Italian
- ultra- Italian
- ultra- Dutch, Flemish
- andrajo Spanish, Castilian
- ultra- Spanish, Castilian
- ultra- Danish
- outrecuidier Old French
- oltri Friulian