Where does “probălui” come from?
probălui (Romanian) comes from Hungarian próbálni, from Hungarian próbál, 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.
probălui (Romanian): to try
Definitions
- to try
Ancestry of “probălui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | próbálni | infinitive of próbál |
| 2 | Hungarian | próbál | to try |
| 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 |