Where does “outdated” come from?
Out derives from Middle English out, Old English ūt, Proto-Germanic ūt, and Proto-Indo-European ud, originally meaning outward or away.
outdated (English): Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated; Out of...
Definitions
- Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated; Out of...
Ancestry of “outdated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | outdate | old-fashioned, out of date; outdated; To make... |
| 2 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 3 | Middle English | date | — |
| 4 | Old French | date | date |
| 5 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 7 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 8 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |