Where does “utterance” come from?

Utterance comes from English utter, from English out, from Latin -antia, from Proto-Indo-European ud meaning "out."

utterance (English): An act of uttering; Something spoken; The ability...

Definitions

  1. An act of uttering; Something spoken; The ability...

Ancestry of “utterance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishutterauncethe utmost extremity (of a fight etc.)
2Old Frenchoultrance—

Words derived from “utterance”

Every word from Old French oultrance →Every word from Middle English utteraunce →