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.
the ultimate insult
man's ultimate destiny
the ultimate question
the ultimate achievement
one's ultimate goal in life
a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable
the ultimate sonata of that opus
the ultimate in luxury
ulna
Ulrich
Ulster
ult.
ulterior
ultimate
ultimatum
ultimo
ultra-
ultra vires
ultra-conservative