Where does “provest” come from?
provest (English) comes from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
provest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “provest”, step by step
provest traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English prove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 2 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 3 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old French provost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | provost | — |
| 2 | Latin | prōpositus | set forth |
| 3 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 4 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 5 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |