extremo
/eɡsˈtɾemo/ · B1 · adj
extreme, dire
🔚 extremo = Latin extremus, the outermost; same root as English extreme
Latin extremus means outermost or last, the superlative of exterus, outside. That gives both senses: an extreme (dire) situation, and the extremo of a rope or table, meaning its far end. The x is said like gs: eks-TRE-mo.