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Where does “approuvable” come from?

approuvable (French) comes from French approuver, from Latin approbare, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

approuvable (French): approvable

Definitions

  1. approvable

Ancestry of “approuvable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapprouverto approve
2Latinapprobarepresent active infinitive of approbō;...
3Latinprobāre—
4Latinprobō—
5LatinProbus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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