Where does “audience-proof” come from?
audience-proof (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.
audience-proof (English): Of a play, etc.: resistant to negative responses from the audience; popular with everybody
Definitions
- Of a play, etc.: resistant to negative responses from the audience; popular with everybody
Ancestry of “audience-proof”, step by step
audience-proof 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 audience
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | audience | A group of people within hearing; specifically, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | audience | — |
| 3 | Middle French | audience | — |
| 4 | Old French | audience | — |
| 5 | Latin | audientia | The act of hearing or listening; attention, heed;... |
| 6 | Latin | audiēns | hearing, listening |
| 7 | Latin | audiō | to hear, listen to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |