Etymology

extreme

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Today it means: Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost. Full definition →

Old French extreme ← Latin extrēmus
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  1. Latin · derived fromextrēmus
  2. Old French · derived fromextreme
  3. English todayextreme

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

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