Where does “extrabold” come from?
extrabold (English) comes from English extra, from English extraordinary, from Latin extraordinārius, from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
extrabold (English): Very bold
Definitions
- Very bold
Ancestry of “extrabold”, step by step
extrabold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 2 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 3 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
via English bold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bold | A dwelling; habitation; building; Courageous,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bold | — |
| 3 | Old English | bald | Alternative form of beald |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | balþ | bold, brave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |