Where does “pestproof” come from?
pestproof (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.
pestproof (English): Resistant to pests
Definitions
- Resistant to pests
Ancestry of “pestproof”, step by step
pestproof 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 Pest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pest | One of the originally three separate cities that were united in 1873 to become the Hungarian capital, Budapest |
| 2 | Hungarian | Pest | One of the originally three separate cities that were united in 1873 to become the Hungarian capital, Budapest |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | пещь | oven, stove |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | peťь | oven |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |