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Where does “prouvablement” come from?

prouvablement (French) comes from French prouvable, from French prouver, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

prouvablement (French): provably; verifiably

Definitions

  1. provably; verifiably

Ancestry of “prouvablement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprouvableprovable; verifiable
2Frenchprouverto prove
3Old Frenchproverto prove
4Latinprobāre—
5Latinprobō—
6LatinProbus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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