Where does “outdated” come from?
outdated (English) comes from English outdate, from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre — to give.
outdated (English): Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated; Out of...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- Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated; Out of...
Ancestry of “outdated”, step by step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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outdate | old-fashioned, out of date; outdated; To make...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 point in time |
| 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 |