Where does “unprovenness” come from?
unprovenness (English) comes from English unproven, from English proven, from English preve, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō — passed , crossed.
unprovenness (English): The property of not having been proven
Definitions
- The property of not having been proven
Ancestry of “unprovenness”, step by step
unprovenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unproven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unproven | Not proved |
| 2 | English | proven | Having been proved; having proved its value or... |
| 3 | English | preve | Alternative form of prove |
| 4 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 5 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 6 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 7 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 9 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |