Etymology

ultrasoft

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Today it means: Extremely soft; of utmost softness. Full definition →

English soft ← Middle English softe ← Old English sōfte
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The story

  1. Englishultra-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  3. Old Englishsōfte
  4. Middle Englishsofte
  5. Englishsoft
  6. English todayultrasoft

From ultra- + soft.

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