Where does “unextraneous” come from?
unextraneous (English) comes from English extraneous, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
unextraneous (English): Not extraneous
Definitions
- Not extraneous
Ancestry of “unextraneous”, step by step
unextraneous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extraneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extraneous | Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing;... |
| 2 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |