extra-

prefix

Outside of, beyond.

“extramarital: outside of marriage”

Similar
trans-para-hyper-ultra-out-preter-
Opposite
intra-inter-
OriginLatin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Outside of, beyond.

    extramarital: outside of marriage

    Synonyms: trans-, para-, hyper-, ultra-, out-, preter-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixOutside of, beyond.

Similar
trans-para-hyper-ultra-out-preter-
Opposite
intra-inter-
Also see
ana-hyper-out-preter-trans-ultra-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-

From Latin extra (“outside, except, beyond”, adverb and preposition), from exter (“being on the outside”).

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Translations

Arabic خَارِجَ عَنْ
  • خَارِجَ عَنْ (ḵārija ʕan)outside, beyond
Catalan extra-
  • extra-outside, beyond
Danish ekstra-
  • ekstra-outside, beyond
French extra-
  • extra-outside, beyond
German außer-, extra-
  • außer-outside, beyond
  • extra-outside, beyond
Indonesian ekstra-
  • ekstra-outside, beyond
Irish eachtar-
  • eachtar-outside, beyond
Italian extra-
  • extra-outside, beyond
Japanese 超
  • 超 (chō)outside, beyond
Polish ekstra-, poza-
  • ekstra-outside, beyond
  • poza-outside, beyond
Russian вне-, экстра-
  • вне- (vne-)outside, beyond
  • экстра- (ekstra-)outside, beyond
Spanish extra-
  • extra-outside, beyond
Ukrainian поза-, над-
  • поза- (poza-)outside, beyond
  • над- (nad-)outside, beyond
  • екстра- (ekstra-)outside, beyond
Cite this entry
APA

extra-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra-

MLA

“extra-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extra-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra-.

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