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Where does “probie” come from?

probie (English) comes from English probationary, 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.

probie (English): Someone holding a position on a probationary...

Definitions

  1. Someone holding a position on a probationary...

Ancestry of “probie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprobationaryOf, pertaining to, or subject to probation; An...
2EnglishprobationA period of time when a person occupies a...
3Middle Englishprobacioun—
4Middle Frenchprobation—
5Old Frenchprobacion—
6Latinprobatiotest, trial, inspection, examination;...
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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