Where does “extra extra large” come from?
extra extra large (English) comes from English extra large, from English extra, from English extraordinary, from Latin extraordinārius, from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō — to arrange.
extra extra large (English): One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured
Definitions
- One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured
Ancestry of “extra extra large”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra large | One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a large |
| 2 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 3 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 4 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 5 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 8 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |