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#TIL The word ‘outrage’ consists of neither ‘out’ nor ‘rage’.

Instead, it comes from an Old French word for “excess” stemming from a combination of Latin ‘ultrā’ and a suffix that became ‘-age’.

(via @yvanspijk@toot.community)

A detailed etymology chart tracing the word "rage" and related terms. It begins with Latin "rabere" meaning "to be mad" and "rabies" for "rage; madness." Various forms evolve in other languages, such as Old Galician-Portuguese "ravia" and Italian "rabia." The chart also explores the Proto-Indo-European "h2el-," leading to Latin "ultra" and related words in English, French, and others, denoting "beyond" and "extreme." Annotations include derivations, descriptions of meanings, and historical influences, such as the impact of the English word "rage." Arrows indicate relations: solid lines for inherited terms, dashed lines for borrowed, and dotted for derived. Background features a stylized emoji face.
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