Etymology of the English word extraneous
the English word
extraneousderived from the Latin word
extraneus (external, extraneous, foreign; foreigner)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
extra (outside)
derived from the Latin word
exter (outer, external; outward)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of extraneous in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
