Where does “outsider” come from?
outsider (French) comes from English outsider, from English outside, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta — to satiate, satisfy.
outsider (French): long shot, dark horse, outsider
Definitions
- long shot, dark horse, outsider
Ancestry of “outsider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | outsider | One who is not part of a community or... |
| 2 | English | outside | The part of something that faces out; the outer... |
| 3 | English | Side | — |
| 4 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 5 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 9 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |