Where does “outclamor” come from?
outclamor (English) comes from English clamor, from Middle English clamour, from Anglo-Norman clamour, from Old French clamur, from Latin clāmor, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- — to call, cry, summon.
outclamor (English): To make more noise than
Definitions
- To make more noise than
Ancestry of “outclamor”, step by step
outclamor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clamor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clamor | A great outcry or vociferation; loud and... |
| 2 | Middle English | clamour | shout; cry; clamor |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | clamour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of clamur |
| 4 | Old French | clamur | outcry; complaint; rumor |
| 5 | Latin | clāmor | a shout, shouting |
| 6 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |