Ultimate etymology

English

English word ultimate comes from Latin ultimus (Last, furthest, farthest, final.), Italian ultimo (Last. Pertaining to last month. Recent, current Last one.)

Etymology of ultimate

Detailed word origin of ultimate

Dictionary entry Language Definition
ultimus Latin (lat) Last, furthest, farthest, final.
ultimo Italian (it) Last. Pertaining to last month. Recent, current Last one.
ultimo Latin (lat) To come to an end, be at the last.
ultimatus Malayalam (mal)
ultimate English (en) (of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.. Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.. Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.. Final; last in a series.. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; [...]