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