Where does “arbrofiad” come from?
arbrofiad (Welsh) comes from Welsh arbrofi, from Welsh arbrawf, from Welsh prawf, from Welsh profi, from Middle Welsh proui, from Proto-Brythonic *proβad, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
arbrofiad (Welsh): experiment
Definitions
- experiment
Ancestry of “arbrofiad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | arbrofi | to experiment |
| 2 | Welsh | arbrawf | experiment, trial |
| 3 | Welsh | prawf | proof, evidence |
| 4 | Welsh | profi | to prove; to try, sample |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | proui | — |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | *proβad | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |