Where does “extramundane” come from?
extramundane (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.
extramundane (English): Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary;...
Definitions
- Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary;...
Ancestry of “extramundane”, step by step
extramundane 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 mundane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mundane | Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mondeyne | — |
| 3 | Old French | mondain | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | mundanus | worldly, mundane; cosmopolitan |
| 5 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |