Etymology

approvable

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Today it means: Able to be confirmed or approved. Full definition →

English approve ← Middle English aproven ← Old French aprover
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*probʰHwós
  11. Proto-Italic*proβwos
  12. Proto-Italic*proβos
  13. Proto-Italic*proβāō
  14. Latinprobō
  15. Latinapprobāre
  16. Old Frenchaprover
  17. Middle Englishaproven
  18. Englishapprove
  19. English todayapprovable

From approve + -able.

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