Where does “probationerhood” come from?
probationerhood (English) comes from English probationer, 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.
probationerhood (English): The state or condition of being a probationer
Definitions
- The state or condition of being a probationer
Ancestry of “probationerhood”, step by step
probationerhood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English probationer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | probationer | One who is on probation; One who is licensed to... |
| 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 |
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 9 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |