Where does “proofread” come from?
Proofread comes from English proof and read, where read derives from Middle English red, Old English rǣdan, Proto-Germanic raudaz, ultimately tracing through Latin probare and probus to Proto-Indo-European per-.
proofread (English): To check a written text for errors in spelling...
Definitions
- To check a written text for errors in spelling...
Ancestry of “proofread”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | proof | An effort, process, or operation designed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | proof | — |
| 3 | Old French | prove | — |
| 4 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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