Where does “probationer” come from?
Probationer comes from English probation, from Middle French probation, from Old French -er, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, from Latin probus meaning approved or honest, from Proto-Indo-European per-.
probationer (English): One who is on probation; One who is licensed to...
Definitions
- One who is on probation; One who is licensed to...
Ancestry of “probationer”, 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 |