Where does “agueproof” come from?
agueproof (English) comes from English proof, from Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
agueproof (English): Resistant to the ague
Definitions
- Resistant to the ague
Ancestry of “agueproof”, step by step
agueproof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proof | An effort, process, or operation designed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | proof | — |
| 3 | Old French | prove | — |
| 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 English ague
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ague | An acute fever; An intermittent fever, attended... |
| 2 | Middle English | agu | — |
| 3 | Middle French | aguë | acute |
| 4 | Latin | acūta | — |
| 5 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 6 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 7 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |