Etymology

in extremis

Today it means: At the point of death. Full definition →

Latin in extrēmīs ← ['la ',
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The story

  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromin extrēmīs
  3. English todayin extremis

Borrowed from Latin in extrēmīs.

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

bidTIDantemortemad absurdumad idemad libitumad loc.ad referendumad seriatumattachiamenta de spinis et bosciscarmen figuratumCorona BorealisDei gratiaerga omneset aliiex cathedrain absentiain camerain concretoin diesin loco parentisin pari materiain propria personain reminter aliain urejurisconsultnomen agentisper anumper contra

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