Etymograph

English

outremer

Outremer comes from French outremer ‘ultramarine (color)’, from Latin ultra ‘beyond’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ol-reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūls‘beyond’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEultra‘beyond’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentoutremer‘ultramarine (color)’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ol-reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūls‘beyond’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEultra‘beyond’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentoutremer‘ultramarine (color)’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’

as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, alien, element, ellen, alternate, altitude, alumni, qualification, elder, alter, alt, altar, alpine, adolescent, abolish, alto, ou, alias, alum, alibi, alimony, alp, proletariat, retaliate, auld, parallax, altruism, ulterior, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, 65 more

through Latin ultra ‘beyond’

ultra, outrage

Today it means

noun An area beyond the sea.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / outremer

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