Where does “probationary” come from?
Probationary derives from English probation, Latin probatio meaning approval or assent, Latin probare meaning to approve, and Latin probus meaning honest or worthy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
probationary (English): Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation; An...
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- Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation; An...
Ancestry of “probationary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | probation | A period of time when a person occupies a... |
| 2 | Middle English | probacioun | Investigation, testing; the employment of practical tests |
| 3 | Middle French | probation | — |
| 4 | Old French | probacion | — |
| 5 | Latin | probatio | test, trial, inspection, examination;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |