Where does “arbrofi” come from?
arbrofi (Welsh) comes from Welsh arbrawf, from Welsh prawf, from Welsh profi, from Middle Welsh proui, from Proto-Brythonic *proβad, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
arbrofi (Welsh): to experiment
Definitions
- to experiment
Ancestry of “arbrofi”, step by step
arbrofi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh arbrawf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | arbrawf | experiment, trial |
| 2 | Welsh | prawf | proof, evidence |
| 3 | Welsh | profi | to prove; to try, sample |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | proui | — |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | *proβad | — |
| 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 |
via Welsh ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ar | on; about to |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | ar | on, upon; over, of; he/she who, whoever |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | ar | in front of; ploughing, ploughed land |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | aros | ploughing, ploughed land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃-o- | ploughing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |