ex-

out, away; also thoroughly

Forms

ex-
e- — Shortened in Latin before certain consonants.
ef- — Used before f in Latin.
es- — Developed from ex- in French.
s- — In some French borrowings, es- lost its initial e.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *eghs, ‘out.’

Note

The outward sense could extend to carrying an action through completely.

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noun

extension

ik-STEN-shuhn/ɪkˈstenʃn/

An addition that takes something beyond its previous limits.

The new extension adds another room to the house.

Etymology

exLatinout, away; also thoroughly

+tensLatinstretch, extend; direct toward

+ionLatinan action, process, or result

The pieces express a “stretching out.” The meaning shifted from the action of extending something to the added portion that makes it longer or larger.

In context

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This is the main part of the loft extension addition that we did.

Inside Tee's £1,900,000 Extension & Renovation Project in North London

More examples

She requests a two-week extension to finish the project.
The .pdf extension identifies the file as a PDF document.
Call my extension if the main line is busy.

Forms

extension · extensions

extend verb — To make longer or reach farther.

Similar words

addition: Anything added, without necessarily going beyond previous limits.
expansion: Emphasizes increased size or scope rather than an added part.