Where does “extra extra extra large” come from?

extra extra extra large (English) comes from English extra extra large, from English extra large, from English extra, from English extraordinary, from Latin extraordinārius, from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre — to arrange.

extra extra extra large (English): One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured

Definitions

  1. One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured

Ancestry of “extra extra extra large”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishextra extra largeOne of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured
2Englishextra largeOne of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a large
3EnglishextraBeyond what is due, usual, expected, or...
4EnglishextraordinaryNot ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably...
5Latinextraordināriusextraordinary
6Latinōrdinem
7Middle Low Germanorden
8Latinōrdināre
9Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
10Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
Every word from Proto-Italic ored(h)-