Where does “extra extra small” come from?
extra extra small (English) comes from English extra small, 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 small (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 small”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra small | One of several sizes to which an item may be manufactured |
| 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 |