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“outer, outward” in Latin
extrāneusforeign; strangeexternusoutward, external; foreign, alien, exotic, strangeremediumremedy, cure; medicine; aid, assistanceambitiōA going around or about; that which surrounds.; A desire for one's favor or good will; excessive desire to please, flatt
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
outer, outward adj.
extraneus (on the outside, opposed to the thing itself within): externus (that is outside; opposed to intestinus or post-classical internus); or the comparative exterior (if two things be spoken of; e.g., the outer part, pars exterior; opposed to pars interior). The outer circle, orbis exterior; linea circumferens: outer goods, bona externa; bona corporis (opposed to bona or virtutes animi): outer means, remedia, quae extrinsecus adhibentur (remedies): adjumenta externa et adventicia (helps from without): outer pomp, ambitio: outer circumstances, fortuna.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for outer, outward?
- The usual Latin words for “outer, outward” are extrāneus, externus, remedium; also ambitiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.