Outer
/ˈaʊtər/noun
Situated on the outside or farther from the center.
Did you know?“Outer” comes from the same ancient root behind words of going out and being outside, which is why English has a whole family of forms built around that simple spatial idea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ud-
“out, up, away”
Old English
OE
ūtor
“outer, exterior”
Middle English
ME
outer
“more outside, farther out”
Modern English
English
outer
“situated on the outside or farther from the center”