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
- Resistant to drought
Ancestry of “droughtproof”, step by step
droughtproof 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 drought
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drought | A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and... |
| 2 | Middle English | droughte | Drought; an absence of rain |
| 3 | Old English | drūgaþ | dryness, drought |
| 4 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |