Where does “probationism” come from?
probationism (English) comes from English probation, from Middle English probacioun, from Middle French probation, from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
probationism (English): Views or beliefs as to human probation in relation to the afterlife
Definitions
- Views or beliefs as to human probation in relation to the afterlife
Ancestry of “probationism”, step by step
probationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English probation
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |