Etymograph

English

improbate

Improbate comes from Latin improbātus ‘disapproved’, from probō ‘to approve, permit, commend’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*probʰHwósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proβwosreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβos‘favourable’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβāō‘to approve’reconstructed
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobō‘to approve, permit, commend’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprobō‘to disapprove’
  8. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprobātus‘disapproved’perfect passive participle of improbō
  9. Englishtodayimprobate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*probʰHwósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proβwosreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβos‘favourable’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβāō‘to approve’reconstructed
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobō‘to approve, permit, commend’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprobō‘to disapprove’
  8. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprobātus‘disapproved’perfect passive participle of improbō
  9. Englishtodayimprobate

first attested First attested in 1656 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin improbātus, perfect passive participle of improbō (‘to disapprove’) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (‘not’) + probō (‘to approve’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’

be, been, power, possible, future, build, present, physical, essential, bond, presence, bush, bound, absence, contribution, physician, entity, booth, absent, favorable, contributor, distribute, bun, favourable, fiat, bouquet, retribution, attribution, rebuke, bower, aren, impossibility, imp, impotent, beamer, bosque, phylogeny, physic, phylum, busk, 82 more

through Proto-Italic *proβos ‘favourable’

probe, probity, 8 more

through Proto-Italic *proβāō ‘to approve’

approve, approbation, 11 more

through Latin probō ‘to approve, permit, commend’

prove, proof, probability, probable, probation, probative, 13 more

Today it means

verb To disallow, disqualify, or annul.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / improbate

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