Where does “про́бовать” come from?
про́бовать (Russian) comes from Russian про́ба, from Polish próba, from German probe, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
про́бовать (Russian): to test, to attempt, to try
Definitions
- to test, to attempt, to try
Ancestry of “про́бовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | про́ба | trial, test |
| 2 | Polish | próba | rehearsal; attempt, effort, test, trial, try;... |
| 3 | German | probe | inflection of proben: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |