Where does “outras” come from?
outras (French) comes from French outrer, from French outré, from Old French oltre, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
outras (French): second-person singular past historic of outrer
Definitions
- second-person singular past historic of outrer
Ancestry of “outras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | outrer | to exaggerate; to outrage |
| 2 | French | outré | excessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer |
| 3 | Old French | oltre | above; over the top of |
| 4 | Latin | ultrā | — |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |