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Where does “outdate” come from?

outdate (English) comes from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

outdate (English): old-fashioned, out of date; outdated; To make...

Definitions

  1. old-fashioned, out of date; outdated; To make...

Ancestry of “outdate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdateThe fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix...
2Middle Englishdate—
3Old Frenchdatedate
4Latindatanominative feminine singular of datus; nominative...
5Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
6Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
7Latindāre—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →