Etymology

extrascriptural

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Today it means: Outside of scripture. Full definition →

English scriptural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English scripture
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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. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  11. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  12. Latinscrībō
  13. Latinscrīptūra
  14. Middle Englishscripture
  15. Englishscripture
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishscriptural
  19. English todayextrascriptural

From extra- + scriptural.

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