Etymology

ultra-low

Today it means: Extremely low. Full definition →

English low ← Middle English lāh ← Old Norse lágr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  7. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*lēgaz
  9. Old Norselágr
  10. Middle Englishlāh
  11. Englishlow
  12. English todayultra-low

From ultra- + low.

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