Etymology

ultradrastic

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Today it means: Extremely drastic. Full definition →

English drastic ← Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós) ← Latin ultrā
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Ancient Greekδρᾰ́ω (drắō)
  6. Ancient Greekδρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs)
  7. Ancient Greekδρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)
  8. Englishdrastic
  9. English todayultradrastic

From ultra- + drastic.

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