Where does “exterior” come from?

exterior (Romanian) comes from Latin exterior — outward, outer, exterior.

exterior (Romanian): exterior; external, outer

Definitions

  1. exterior; external, outer

Ancestry of “exterior”, step by step

exterior traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin exterior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexterioroutward, outer, exterior

via French extérieur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchextérieurexterior; exterior, outside
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