probative

The story

1. Latin · derived fromprobare“show, prove, demonstrate”
2. Latin · derived fromprobātīvus“belonging to proof”
3. Old French · derived fromprobatif
4. Middle English · inherited fromprobatiffe
5. English todayprobative

From Middle English probatiffe, from Old French probatif, from Latin probātīvus (“belonging to proof”), from Latin probare (“show, prove, demonstrate”) (See prove). Originally in terme probatiffe (“a period of time assigned for the proving of an allegation”). First attested in the mid-15th century.

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