Etymology

extraterritorial

Today it means: Of a section of territory: not subject to the laws of the local country. Full definition →

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

  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. Englishterritorial
  9. English todayextraterritorial

From extra- + territorial.

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