Where does “reprobate” come from?
Reprobate comes from Latin reprobatus, the past participle of reprobo meaning to disapprove, formed from the prefix re- and probus meaning approved or worthy, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots per- and bʰuH-.
reprobate (English): Rejected; cast off as worthless; Rejected by God;...
Definitions
- Rejected; cast off as worthless; Rejected by God;...
Ancestry of “reprobate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | reprobat | — |
| 2 | Latin | reprobatus | disapproved; rejected; condemned |
| 3 | Latin | reprobō | to disapprove |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |