Where does “neglectproof” come from?

neglectproof (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.

neglectproof (English): That will not suffer damage through being neglected

Definitions

  1. That will not suffer damage through being neglected

Ancestry of “neglectproof”, step by step

neglectproof 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 neglect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneglectTo fail to care for or attend to something; To...
2Latinneglectusdisregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,...
3LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
4Latinneclego
5LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
6Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
7Proto-Italiclēg-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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