English
in extremis
In extremis comes from Latin in extrēmīs.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEin extrēmīs
- Englishearliest quotation 2001in extremis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEin extrēmīs
- Englishearliest quotation 2001in extremis
Earliest quotation: 2001, 1990, Robert Fisk: “The purpose, of course, was to find out if…”
Every English word from Latin in extrēmīs
Today it means
prep_phrase At the point of death.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin in extrēmīs / in extremis