Etymograph

English

ab extra

Ab extra comes from Latin ab extra, from Late Latin ab ‘from’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epó‘off, away’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ap‘from, off, away’reconstructed
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEab‘from’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEab extraliterally ‘from outside’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epó‘off, away’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ap‘from, off, away’reconstructed
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEab‘from’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEab extraliterally ‘from outside’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

first attested First attested in the mid 17th century (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally “from outside”) From Late Latin ab (‘from’) extra (‘outside’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ‘off, away’

of, off, afterward, overt, 4 more

through Late Latin ab ‘from’

abdomen, 4 more

Today it means

adv From outside.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep / ab extra

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