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Where does “outlook” come from?

Outlook comes from English out- and -look, from Middle English ut- and Old English ūt-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ud meaning "out."

outlook (English): A place from which something can be viewed; The...

Definitions

  1. A place from which something can be viewed; The...

Ancestry of “outlook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLook—
2French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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