The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Latinūls
- Latinultrā
- Englishultra-
- Ancient Greekμάραθον (márathon)
- Ancient GreekΜαραθών (Marathṓn)
- Frenchmarathon
- Englishmarathon
- English todayultramarathon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ultramarathon
Today it means: A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon. Full definition →
English marathon ← French marathon ← Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn)