Where does “probe” come from?

probe (Asturian) comes from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

probe (Asturian): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “probe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpauperpoor
2Latinpavo-parsgetting little
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness

Words derived from “probe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau- →Every word from Latin pavo-pars →Every word from Latin pauper →