English
probator
Probator comes from Latin probātor ‘approver’, from Proto-Italic *proβos ‘favourable’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*probʰHwósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proβwosreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβos‘favourable’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβāō‘to approve’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobō‘to approve, permit, commend’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobātor‘approver’
- Englishearliest quotation 1691probator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*probʰHwósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proβwosreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβos‘favourable’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*proβāō‘to approve’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobō‘to approve, permit, commend’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobātor‘approver’
- Englishearliest quotation 1691probator
Earliest quotation: 1691, Henry Maydman, Naval Speculations: “Warranted Officers, that are reckoned ancient experienced Men of…”
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, distribute, favorable, bun, favourable, contributor, bouquet, fiat, retribution, imp, attribution, rebuke, impotent, impossibility, bower, aren, beamer, bosque, phylogeny, physic, phylum, busk, 82 more
through Proto-Italic *proβos ‘favourable’
through Proto-Italic *proβāō ‘to approve’
through Latin probō ‘to approve, permit, commend’
Today it means
noun An examiner; an approver.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / probator