Where does “outréness” come from?
outréness (English) comes from English outré, from French outré, from Old French oltre, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
outréness (English): Quality of being outré
Definitions
- Quality of being outré
Ancestry of “outréness”, step by step
outréness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outré | Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant;... |
| 2 | French | outré | excessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer |
| 3 | Old French | oltre | above; over the top of |
| 4 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |