Where does “outsourcer” come from?
outsourcer (English) comes from English outsource, from English source, from Middle English sours, from Old French sorse, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
outsourcer (English): One who outsources
Ancestry of “outsourcer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | outsource | To transfer the management and/or day-to-day... |
| 2 | English | source | The person, place, or thing from which something ... |
| 3 | Middle English | sours | — |
| 4 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 5 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 8 | Latin | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |