Where does “outrage” come from?
Outrage comes from Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, from Latin ultraticum, meaning excess or going beyond proper bounds.
outrage (English): An excessively violent or vicious attack; an...
Definitions
- An excessively violent or vicious attack; an...
Ancestry of “outrage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | outrage | — |
| 2 | Old French | outrage | — |
| 3 | Latin | ultraticum | a going beyond |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “outrage”