Outcome etymology

English

English word outcome comes from English come, English out

Etymology of outcome

Detailed word origin of outcome

Dictionary entry Language Definition
come English (en) (obsolete) Coming, arrival; approach.. (slang) Female ejaculatory discharge.. (slang) Semen (typography, obsolete) in its medieval use as a middot ⟨·⟩ serving as a form of colon. Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time. (copulative, archaic) To become, to turn out to be.. (copulative, figuratively, with close) To approach a state of being or [...]
out English (en) (colloquial) Outside.. (nonstandard, contraction of out of) Away from the inside. (cricket, baseball) Of a batter or batsman: having caused an out called on himself while batting under various rules of the game.. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.. Openly acknowledging that one is gay or transgender.. Released, available for purchase, download or [...]
outcome English (en) (chiefly, sport) The scoreline; the result.. (education) The results or evidence of students' learning experience. Often used in place of desired outcomes.. (probability theory) The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.. That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.

Words with the same origin as outcome

Descendants of come

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