Where does “extra” come from?
Extra comes from Latin extra, meaning "outside," derived from the phrase extra ordinem meaning "outside the usual order."
extra (English): Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or...
Definitions
- Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or...
Ancestry of “extra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 2 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 5 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |