'takeout' originates from the English words 'take' and 'out', where 'take' meant 'to grasp or capture' and 'out' meant 'outside'.

'takeout' evolved from the phrase 'take out' used in the context of removing or extracting something, eventually becoming a noun to describe food meant to be eaten elsewhere.

Initially, it meant 'to remove something', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'food prepared to be eaten elsewhere'.