Where does “outrenoir” come from?

outrenoir (French) comes from French outré, from Old French oltre, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

outrenoir (French): An artistic style involving endless depth of...

Definitions

  1. An artistic style involving endless depth of...

Ancestry of “outrenoir”, step by step

outrenoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French outré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoutréexcessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer
2Old Frencholtreabove; over the top of
3Latinultrābeyond
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via French noir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnoirblack in colour; drunk; inebriated; black, of...
2Middle Frenchnoirblack
3Old Frenchnoirblack; black; having a black color
4LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Latin -aEvery word from Latin ultrā