myEtymology.com: English etymology of extrapolate

Etymology of the English word extrapolate

the English word extrapolate

derived from the English word interpolate

derived from the Latin word interpolatio

derived from the Latin word interpolatus

derived from the Latin word interpolare (furbish, vamp up; falsify)

derived from the Latin word interpolis

using the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Latin word polire (smooth, polish; refine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

derived from the Latin word interpolatum

derived from the Latin word interpolare (furbish, vamp up; falsify)

derived from the Latin word interpolis

using the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Latin word polire (smooth, polish; refine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

using the English prefix extra-

derived from the Medieval Latin word extra (outside)

derived from the Latin word exter (outer, external; outward)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

using the English suffix -polate

The earliest known usage of extrapolate in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English