Where does “reprobatory” come from?
reprobatory (English) comes from English reprobate, from Middle English reprobat, from Latin reprobatus, from Latin reprobō, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
reprobatory (English): Reprobative
Ancestry of “reprobatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reprobate | Rejected; cast off as worthless; Rejected by God;... |
| 2 | Middle English | reprobat | — |
| 3 | Latin | reprobatus | disapproved; rejected; condemned |
| 4 | Latin | reprobō | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 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 |