English
extern
Extern may come from Middle French externe.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600externeuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604extern
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600externeuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604extern
Earliest quotation: c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice: “Heaven is my judge, not I for love and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *eksteros
through Latin exter ‘outward, on the outside’
Today it means
noun A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French externe / extern