Etymology of the English word ultimatum
the English word
ultimatumderived from the New Latin word
ultimatumderived from the Latin word
ultimatusderived from the Late Latin word
ultimarederived from the Latin word
ultimusderived from the Medieval Latin word
ultra (beyond, further; on the other side)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Date
The earliest known usage of ultimatum in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
ultimatum, French
ultimatum, German
Ultimatum, Norwegian
ultimatum, Swedish
ultimatumUsage
Word found in Modern English
