Where does “outgrow” come from?
Outgrow comes from Middle English ut- combined with Old English ūt-, from Proto-Germanic grōaną meaning to grow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots gʰreH₁- and ud.
outgrow (English): To become too big in size or too mature in age or...
Definitions
- To become too big in size or too mature in age or...
Ancestry of “outgrow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | out- | External to, on the outside of; Toward the... |
| 2 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 3 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |