Where does “épreuve” come from?
épreuve (French) comes from French éprouver, from Middle French esprouver, from Old French esprover, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
épreuve (French): test; ordeal, trial; event, heat
Definitions
- test; ordeal, trial; event, heat
Ancestry of “épreuve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | éprouver | to test; to sense, to feel; to undergo a... |
| 2 | Middle French | esprouver | to verify; to check; to prove; to prove oneself,... |
| 3 | Old French | esprover | to prove; to prove oneself |
| 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 |