Synonyms & related words for penultimate

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Words related to penultimate

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Where does penultimate come from?

The word penultimate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pen-, from Latin paene (“almost”); and -ultim, from Latin ultimus (“last, farthest”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.