ultim
last, farthest
Latin · ultimus
Ultim marks the end of a line. Ultimate is last or final; penultimate is second last; antepenultimate is third from last; an ultimatum is a final demand.
Memory trick
Ultimate = the last stop on the line; ultim means the very end.
Words from this root
- ultimate (ultim + ate) — last, final, greatestअंतिम, चरम
- ultimately (ultim + ate + ly) — in the end, finallyआख़िरकार
- ultimatum (ultim + atum) — a final demand or warningअंतिम चेतावनी, अल्टीमेटम
- penultimate (pen + ultim + ate) — second from lastअंतिम से पहले वाला
- antepenultimate (ante + pen + ultim + ate) — third from lastअंतिम से तीसरा
- ultima (ultim + a) — the last syllable of a wordशब्द का अंतिम अक्षर
- ultimo (ultim + o) — of last month, in old lettersपिछले महीने का