Where does “stabproof” come from?

stabproof (English) comes from English stab, from English stabilizer, from English stabilize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

stabproof (English): Resistant to stabbing attacks

Definitions

  1. Resistant to stabbing attacks

Ancestry of “stabproof”, step by step

stabproof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstabAn act of stabbing or thrusting with an object; A...
2EnglishstabilizerAny person or thing that brings stability; Any...
3EnglishstabilizeTo make stable; To become stable
4English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
5Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
6Middle French-iser-ize
7Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English proof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproofAn effort, process, or operation designed to...
2Middle Englishproof
3Old Frenchprove
4Latinprobatest, trial; proof, evidence
5Latinprobāre
6Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
7LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Chichewa iye
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