extro-
English
Etymology
A pseudo-Latin prefix based upon Latin extra- (“outside, beyond”) under the influence of the distinction between Latin intro- (“inwards”) and intra- (“inside, within”). Formations in English are mostly limited to words formed as antonyms of terms formed with intro-.
Prefix
extro-
- outward, outwards.
- extroverted: turned in an outward direction
Antonyms
- intro-
Derived terms
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References
- “extro-, prefix.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1894.
Anagrams
- oxter, retox