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• "outrage"

  (Word Origins)
  
  

  
  does not come from English "out" + "rage".  It comes from French
  _outre_ = "beyond" + _-age_.  French _outre_ comes from Latin
  _ultra_.

  
  
  Source: [Mark Israel, 'Word Origins: "outrage"', The alt.usage.english FAQ file,(line 3942), (29 Sept 1997)]
  
  
  
  

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