Where does “outré” come from?
outré (English) comes from French outré, from Old French oltre, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
outré (English): Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant;...
Definitions
- Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant;...
Ancestry of “outré”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | outré | excessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer |
| 2 | Old French | oltre | above; over the top of |
| 3 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “outré”