Where does “outlitigate” come from?

outlitigate (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

outlitigate (English): To defeat in litigation

Definitions

  1. To defeat in litigation

Ancestry of “outlitigate”, step by step

outlitigate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English litigate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlitigateTo go to law; to carry on a lawsuit; To contest...
2Latinlitigatusdisputed, quarrelled over, having been disputed;...
3Latinlītigōto dispute, quarrel
4Latinlīslawsuit, action
5Old Latinstlīs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →