Where does “extern” come from?

extern (German) comes from Latin externus, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

extern (German): external

Definitions

  1. external

Ancestry of “extern”, step by step

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

Words derived from “extern”

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksteros →Every word from Latin exter →Every word from Latin externus →