Where does “reprobate” come from?
reprobate (Latin) comes from Latin reprobo, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
reprobate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
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- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “reprobate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reprobo | I disapprove; I reject; I condemn |
| 2 | Latin | probo | I approve, I commend; I test, I inspect; I... |
| 3 | Latin | probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |