Where does “externe” come from?

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

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

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksterosEvery word from Latin exterEvery word from Latin externus