Where does “outercourse” come from?
outercourse (English) comes from English outer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
outercourse (English): Sexual activity without vaginal or anal...
Definitions
- Sexual activity without vaginal or anal...
Ancestry of “outercourse”, step by step
outercourse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outer | Outside; external; Farther from the centre of the... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English intercourse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intercourse | Communication, conversation; Dealings between... |
| 2 | Old French | entrecours | — |
| 3 | Latin | intercursus | mingled with |
| 4 | Latin | intercurro | I run between, or along with; I mingle with |
| 5 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 7 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |