Etymograph

English

triultimate

From tri- + ultimate, apparently on account of the fact that it is the third in sequence after ultimate and penultimate.

Formed from tri- + ultimate

Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

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 Synonym of antepenultimate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “triultimate”. 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.

Etymograph / triultimate