Where does “extraspecifically” come from?

extraspecifically (English) comes from English specifically, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω.

extraspecifically (English): In an extraspecific manner

Definitions

  1. In an extraspecific manner

Ancestry of “extraspecifically”, step by step

extraspecifically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English specifically

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspecificallyin a specific manner, applying to or naming a...
2English-allyused with adjectives ending in -ic
3EnglishahistoricSynonym of ahistorical
4EnglishhistoricVery important; noteworthy: having importance or...
5Latinhistoricushistorical
6Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
7Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
8Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
9Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
10Proto-Hellenicwístōr
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
12Indo-European*weyd-

via English extra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextraBeyond what is due, usual, expected, or...
2EnglishextraordinaryNot ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably...
3Latinextraordināriusextraordinary
4Latinōrdinem
5Middle Low Germanorden
6Latinōrdināre
7Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
8Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
Every word from Indo-European *weyd-
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