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Where does “improvableness” come from?

improvableness (English) comes from English improvable, from English improve, 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- — passed , crossed.

improvableness (English): Quality of being improvable; capability of...

Definitions

  1. Quality of being improvable; capability of...

Ancestry of “improvableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimprovableCapable of being improved; Capable of being used...
2EnglishimproveTo make better; to increase the value or...
3LatinimproboI disapprove; I blame, condemn, reject;...
4Latinprobō—
5LatinProbus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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