English
extremum
Extremum comes from Latin extrēmus ‘extreme in degree’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *eksterisemos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksterisemosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEextrēmus‘extreme in degree’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextrēmumneuter form of extrēmus
- Englishtodayextremum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksterisemosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEextrēmus‘extreme in degree’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextrēmumneuter form of extrēmus
- Englishtodayextremum
Every English word from Proto-Italic *eksterisemos
Today it means
noun A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *eksterisemos / extremum