Where does “droughtproof” come from?

droughtproof (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.

droughtproof (English): Resistant to drought

Definitions

  1. Resistant to drought

Ancestry of “droughtproof”, step by step

droughtproof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproofAn effort, process, or operation designed to...
2Middle Englishproof
3Old Frenchprove
4Latinprobatest, trial; proof, evidence
5Latinprobāre
6Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
7LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English drought

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdroughtA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and...
2Middle EnglishdroughteDrought; an absence of rain
3Old Englishdrūgaþdryness, drought
4Old Englishdrȳġedry; dry; parched, withered
5Proto-West Germanic*drūgidry
6Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “droughtproof

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