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

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

Ancestry of “extra extra large”, step by step

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

Words derived from “extra extra large

Every word from Proto-Italic ored(h)-
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