Etymograph

English

subultimate

From sub- + ultimate.

Formed from sub- + ultimate

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos ‘last’

Latin ultimus ‘last’

Latin ultimō ‘to come to an end’

Medieval Latin ultimātus ‘furthest’

English ultimate

Today it means

adj Less than or preceding the ultimate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subultimate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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