Where does “outrageous” come from?

Outrageous comes from Old French outrageus, formed with the Old French suffix -us from Latin -osus, which derives from Old Latin -osos, ultimately from Proto-Italic -owonssos.

outrageous (English): Violating morality or decency; provoking...

Definitions

  1. Violating morality or decency; provoking...

Ancestry of “outrageous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanoutrageusexcessive; over-the-top; offensive; insulting
2Middle Frenchoutrageus—
3Middle Frenchoutrage—

Words derived from “outrageous”

Every word from Middle French outrage →Every word from Middle French outrageus →Every word from Anglo-Norman outrageus →