Where does “undisprovability” come from?
undisprovability (English) comes from English disprovable, from English disprove, from Middle English disproven, from Old French desprover, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
undisprovability (English): The property of not being disprovable
Definitions
- The property of not being disprovable
Ancestry of “undisprovability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disprovable | Capable of being disproved |
| 2 | English | disprove | To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | disproven | — |
| 4 | Old French | desprover | to deny; to disprove; to negate; to annul |
| 5 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |