Where does “exteroceptor” come from?

exteroceptor (English) comes from English extero-, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

exteroceptor (English): A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli

Definitions

  1. A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli

Ancestry of “exteroceptor”, step by step

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