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Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros

Proto-Italic *eksteros

Latin exter

Latin extrā

English extra-

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

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  1. morpheme Outside of, beyond. extramarital: outside of marriage

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