Where does “reprove” come from?
reprove (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese reprovar, from Latin reprobō, from Latin probō, 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.
reprove (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
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Ancestry of “reprove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | reprovar | to disapprove, condemn; to flunk |
| 2 | Latin | reprobō | to disapprove |
| 3 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 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 |