- ultramontane (adj.)
[ultramontane 词源字典]
- 1590s, from Middle French ultramontain "beyond the mountains" (especially the Alps), from Old French (early 14c.), from Latin ultra "beyond" (see ultra-) + stem of mons (see mount (n.)). Used especially of papal authority, though "connotation varies according to the position of the speaker or writer." [Weekley][ultramontane etymology, ultramontane origin, 英语词源]