Where does “пробный” come from?
пробный (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.
пробный (Russian): sample, trial, test; hallmarked
Definitions
- sample, trial, test; hallmarked
Ancestry of “пробный”, 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 |