Etymology

ultraviolent

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Today it means: Extremely violent; of utmost violence. Full definition →

English violent ← Middle English violent ← Old French violent
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Latinviolentu
  6. Old Frenchviolent
  7. Middle Englishviolent
  8. Englishviolent
  9. English todayultraviolent

From ultra- + violent.

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