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

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