Etymology

extraradical

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Today it means: Lying outside of a root. Full definition →

English radical ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishradical
  8. English todayextraradical

From extra- + radical.

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