Where does “improbation” come from?
improbation (English) comes from Latin improbatio, from Latin improbo, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
improbation (English): disapproval; The act by which falsehood and...
Definitions
- disapproval; The act by which falsehood and...
Ancestry of “improbation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | improbatio | disapprobation, disapproval, blame |
| 2 | Latin | improbo | I disapprove; I blame, condemn, reject;... |
| 3 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 4 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |