Where does “probabilior” come from?
probabilior (Latin) comes from Latin probabilis, from Latin probare, from Latin probo, from Latin probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
probabilior (Latin): likelier, more probable
Ancestry of “probabilior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | probabilis | likely, credible, probable, plausible;... |
| 2 | Latin | probare | present active infinitive of probō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | probo | I approve, I commend; I test, I inspect; I... |
| 4 | Latin | probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “probabilior”