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Where does “extradiegetic” come from?

extradiegetic (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.

extradiegetic (English): External to the narrative

Definitions

  1. External to the narrative

Ancestry of “extradiegetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextraBeyond what is due, usual, expected, or...
2EnglishextraordinaryNot ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably...
3Latinextraordinārius—
4Latinōrdinem—
5Middle Low Germanorden—
6Latinōrdināre—
7Latinōrdō—
8Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
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