Etymograph

English

unprobably

Unprobably comes from Latin probabilis ‘approvable’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰH-wó-s ‘being in front’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-bʰH-wó-s‘being in front’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proβāō‘to approve’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobōas probare‘to approve’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobabilis‘approvable’
  5. Englishtodayunprobably

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-bʰH-wó-s‘being in front’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*proβāō‘to approve’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobōas probare‘to approve’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprobabilis‘approvable’
  5. Englishtodayunprobably

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰH-wó-s ‘being in front’

probe, probity, 1 more

through Proto-Italic *proβāō ‘to approve’

approve, approbation, 9 more

through Latin probō ‘to approve’

improve, prove, proof, probation, probate, probative, 11 more

through Latin probabilis ‘approvable’

probability, probable, 2 more

Today it means

adv improbably

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰH-wó-s / unprobably

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