Where does “unprovability” come from?
unprovability (English) comes from English provability, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
unprovability (English): The condition of being unprovable
Definitions
- The condition of being unprovable
Ancestry of “unprovability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | provability | The condition of being provable |
| 2 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 3 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 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 |