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Where does “externe” come from?

externe (French) comes from Latin externus, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

externe (French): external

Definitions

  1. external

Ancestry of “externe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexternusoutward, external; foreign, alien, strange
2LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
3Proto-Italic*eksteros—

Words derived from “externe”

  • extern
  • externe
  • externat
  • externat
  • extern
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