英语词汇penultima的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	penultima
词源	penultima n. "last syllable but one of a word or verse, a penult," 1580s, from Latin pænultima (syllaba), "the next to the last syllable of a word or verse," from fem. of Latin adjective pænultimus "next-to-last," from pæne "almost" (a word of uncertain origin) + ultimus "final" (see ultimate). Entries linking to penultima ultimate adj. 1650s, from Late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare "to be final, come to an end," from Latin ultimus (fem. ultima) "last, final, farthest, most distant, extreme," superlative of ulter "beyond" (from suffixed form of PIE root al- "beyond"). As a noun from 1680s. Ultimate Frisbee is attested by 1972. penult adj. "last but one," 1530s, abbreviation of penultima. As a noun from 1570s as "last day but one of a month;" grammatical sense of "last syllable but one of a word" is by 1828. penultimate adj. "next to the last, immediately proceeding that member of a series which is the last," 1670s, from penultima (n.) on model of proximate. Earlier was penultim (mid-15c.), from Old French penultime. updated on March 21, 2020
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penultima n.