'outproduce' originates from the prefix 'out-' meaning 'beyond' or 'more than' and the verb 'produce' from Latin 'producere', where 'pro-' meant 'forward' and 'ducere' meant 'to lead'.

'producere' transformed into the Old French word 'produire', and eventually became the modern English word 'produce'. The prefix 'out-' was added to form 'outproduce'.

Initially, 'produce' meant 'to bring forth', but with the prefix 'out-', it evolved to mean 'to produce more than another'.