Where does “externalism” come from?

externalism (English) comes from English external, from Latin externus, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

externalism (English): Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances,...

Definitions

  1. Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances,...

Ancestry of “externalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexternalOutside of something; on the exterior; Not...
2Latinexternusoutward, external; foreign, alien, strange
3LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
4Proto-Italic*eksteros
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksteros