Etymology

extradotal

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Today it means: Describing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband Full definition →

English dotal ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishdotal
  8. English todayextradotal

From extra- + dotal.

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