Where does “Abiturprüfung” come from?
Abiturprüfung (German) comes from German Abitur, from German Abiturium, from Latin examen abiturium, from Latin abitureo, from Latin abeo, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
Abiturprüfung (German): school leaving examination, matriculation examination
Definitions
- school leaving examination, matriculation examination
Ancestry of “Abiturprüfung”, step by step
Abiturprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abitur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abitur | final exams taken by pupils at the end of their... |
| 2 | German | Abiturium | — |
| 3 | Latin | examen abiturium | — |
| 4 | Latin | abitureo | I wish to leave |
| 5 | Latin | abeo | I depart, go away, go off; I am transformed,... |
| 6 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via German prüfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | prüfung | an official test or examination on a subject |
| 2 | German | prüfen | to examine |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |