Where does “nonapprovable” come from?
nonapprovable (English) comes from English approvable, from English approve, from Middle English aproven, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbō, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
nonapprovable (English): Not approvable
Definitions
- Not approvable
Ancestry of “nonapprovable”, step by step
nonapprovable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English approvable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | approvable | Able to be confirmed or approved |
| 2 | English | approve | To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | aproven | to prove |
| 4 | Old French | aprover | to approve |
| 5 | Latin | approbō | to regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse |
| 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 |