Etymology of the English word extra
the English word
extraderived from the English word
extraordinaryderived from the Latin word
extraordinarius (supplementary; special; immoderate)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
extra (outside)
derived from the Latin word
exter (outer, external; outward)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
ordinarius (regular, ordinary)
derived from the Latin word
ordo (row, order, rank)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-Date
The earliest known usage of extra in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
extra, French
extra, German
extra, Norwegian
ekstra, Spanish
extra, Swedish
extraUsage
Word found in Modern English
