Where does “intelligensprøve” come from?
intelligensprøve (Danish) comes from Danish prøve, from Middle Low German prōve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
intelligensprøve (Danish): intelligence test
Definitions
- intelligence test
Ancestry of “intelligensprøve”, step by step
intelligensprøve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish prøve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | prøve | trial, test, examination; ordeal; rehearsal,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prōve | — |
| 3 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 4 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish intelligens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | intelligens | intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent... |
| 2 | German | Intelligenz | intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 4 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |