Etymology

ultraism

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Today it means: Radicalism or political extremism. Full definition →

English ultra ← Latin ultrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra
  5. English todayultraism

From ultra + -ism.

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