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Where does “exter” come from?

exter (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

exter (Latin): On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...

Definitions

  1. On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...

Ancestry of “exter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*eksteros—

Words derived from “exter”

  • strange
  • extremely
  • extreme
  • stranger
  • strangely
  • extremity
  • extravagant
  • extremities
  • extravagance
  • extracellular
  • extrinsic
  • extraneous
  • strangeness
  • extremist
  • extrapolation
  • extremism
  • extracurricular
  • extravagantly
  • extrapolate
  • extraterrestrial
  • extramarital
  • extraterritorial
  • extremest
  • extrajudicial
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