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Where does “outrer” come from?

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

outrer (French): to exaggerate; to outrage

Definitions

  1. to exaggerate; to outrage

Ancestry of “outrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoutréexcessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer
2Old Frencholtreabove; over the top of
3Latinultrā—
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-Italic-ā—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “outrer”

  • outré
  • outréness
  • outré
  • outras
  • outrément
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →