Where does “rifleproof” come from?
rifleproof (English) comes from English proof, from Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
rifleproof (English): resistant to rifle fire
Definitions
- resistant to rifle fire
Ancestry of “rifleproof”, step by step
rifleproof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 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 |
via English rifle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rifle | A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel... |
| 2 | Old French | rifler | to scrape off, tear off, flay; to plane, shave;... |
| 3 | German | riffeln | to groove; to ripple |
| 4 | German | riffilōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīfaną | to tear, rend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēy- | thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,... |