Where does “outré” come from?
outré (French) comes from Old French oltre, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
outré (French): excessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer
Definitions
- excessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer
Ancestry of “outré”, step by step
outré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French oltre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | oltre | above; over the top of |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Latin ūter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ūter | which, who (of two)? |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “outré”