Where does “probationally” come from?
probationally (English) comes from English probational, from English probation, from Middle English probacioun, from Middle French probation, from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
probationally (English): In a probational manner
Definitions
- In a probational manner
Ancestry of “probationally”, step by step
probationally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English probational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | probational | probationary |
| 2 | English | probation | A period of time when a person occupies a... |
| 3 | Middle English | probacioun | Investigation, testing; the employment of practical tests |
| 4 | Middle French | probation | — |
| 5 | Old French | probacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | probatio | test, trial, inspection, examination;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |