English
extra-
Extra- comes from Latin extrā ‘outside, except, beyond’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs ‘out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eǵʰsterosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksterosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexter‘being on the outside’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextrā‘outside, except, beyond’
- Englishtodayextra-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eǵʰsterosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksterosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexter‘being on the outside’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextrā‘outside, except, beyond’
- Englishtodayextra-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs ‘out’
elevator, elevation, elevate, expulsion, enunciation, excommunicate, affray, 11 more
through Latin exter ‘being on the outside’
external, stranger, exterior, 1 more
through Latin extrā ‘outside, except, beyond’
Today it means
prefix Outside of, beyond.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs / extra-