English → Latin
“extreme” in Latin
extrēmusfarthest, outermost, extreme; coming at the end, last, final, ultimate; extreme in degree, intenseultimusthe furthest or farthest, most distant, most remote, the utmost or uttermost, extreme, last; last, final, ultimate, end;superusabove, upper, higher
The English word extreme itself goes back to Latin exter, through extrēmus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extreme adj.
extremus (that is furthest from me; hence, figuratively, extreme, i. e., commanded by necessity, departing from the usual custom): ultimus (the last in a real or supposed series; hence, figuratively, the last that still remains after others; that one can think of only after the others): summus (the highest; hence, figuratively, that exceeds or surpasses everything; that can be surpassed by nothing): extreme part, pars extrema: extreme danger, ultimum discrimen; summum periculum. An extreme remedy, anceps auxilium (☞ Cels., 2, 10). Extreme remedies must be tried in extreme cases, si periturus sit, qui laborat, nisi temeraria quoque via, fuerit adjutus... satius est anceps auxilium experiri, quam nullum (Cels., 2, 10): to be brought into extreme danger, in ultimum discrimen adduci; in summum periculum vocari: extreme misfortune, extremum malorum; extremus casus: extreme need, summae angustiae; extremes res; extrema or ultima (dangerous state); ultimum or extremum inopiae; summa inopia (extreme want): to fall into extreme poverty, venire ad ultimum or extremum inopiae: on account of the extreme cold, propter vehementiam frigoris (Vitr.).
Extreme unction, *extrema unctio (technical term).
extreme s.
By adjective, summus. The extreme of right is the extreme of wrong, summum jus summa injuria. To run into extremes, *modum excedere in contrarias partes; nimis vehementem esse in utramque partem; plus minusve facere (Vid: Ter., Heaut., 3, 1, 31; Phorm., 3, 3, 21, Ruhnken).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extreme?
- The usual Latin words for “extreme” are extrēmus, ultimus, superus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.