Where does “ekstra-” come from?

ekstra- (Danish) comes from Latin extrā, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

ekstra- (Danish): extra- (outside, beyond)

Definitions

  1. extra- (outside, beyond)

Ancestry of “ekstra-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextrāon the outside
2LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
3Proto-Italic*eksteros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksteros →Every word from Latin exter →Every word from Latin extrā →