Where does “esprouver” come from?
esprouver (Middle French) comes from Old French esprover, from Old French prover, 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.
esprouver (Middle French): to verify; to check; to prove; to prove oneself,...
Definitions
- to verify; to check; to prove; to prove oneself,...
Ancestry of “esprouver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esprover | to prove; to prove oneself |
| 2 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “esprouver”