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Where does “exterior” come from?

exterior (English) comes from Latin exterior — outward, outer, exterior.

exterior (English): Relating to the outside parts or surface of...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the outside parts or surface of...

Ancestry of “exterior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexterioroutward, outer, exterior

Words derived from “exterior”

  • exteriority
  • exteriorly
  • exteriorization
  • exteriorize
  • exteriorisation
  • exteriorise
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