Etymology

extracurricular

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Today it means: Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment. Full definition →

English curricular ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Englishcurricular
  9. English todayextracurricular

From extra- + curricular.

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