Where does “extraterrestre” come from?
extraterrestre (Italian) comes from Italian extra-, from Latin extrā, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.
extraterrestre (Italian): extraterrestrial; extraterrestrial, alien
Definitions
- extraterrestrial; extraterrestrial, alien
Ancestry of “extraterrestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | extra- | extra- |
| 2 | Latin | extrā | — |
| 3 | Latin | exter | On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *eksteros | — |