Where does “approbation” come from?
Approbation comes from Middle English approbacioun, from Old French approbacion, from Latin approbatio, the noun form of approbare meaning "to assent to," derived from ad and probus.
approbation (English): The act of approving; an assenting to the...
Definitions
- The act of approving; an assenting to the...
Ancestry of “approbation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | approbacioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | approbacion | approval; approbation |
| 3 | Latin | approbatio | the act of approving; approval, approbation,... |
| 4 | Latin | approbare | present active infinitive of approbō;... |
| 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 |