Where does “disapprobation” come from?
Disapprobation comes from Middle English dis- combined with Latin approbatio (approval), itself from Latin ad (to) and probare (to assent to), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád (to).
disapprobation (English): An act or expression of condemnation or...
Definitions
- An act or expression of condemnation or...
Ancestry of “disapprobation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | approbation | The act of approving; an assenting to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | approbacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | approbacion | approval; approbation |
| 4 | Latin | approbatio | the act of approving; approval, approbation,... |
| 5 | Latin | approbare | present active infinitive of approbō;... |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |